RE: There are more countries in the world than just Canada &
As a matter of fact, jackd, I impress many people with my geography!!!
Canada may be the US largest trading partner, but here's one thing I bet you didn't know:
The border between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico is the world's most crossed border.
A lot of this consists of tourists, true. A lot of Californians and Americans love to go to Mexico to kick it. And you have Mexicans who visit California. But a lot of that flow is also migrants, both legal and illegal. Did you know that the number of migrants (who are almost all, but not all Mexican) who cross the border everyday numbers well into the thousands? Apparently, that fence we built at the border between San Diego and Tijuana hasn't held as many people back as hoped for. Never mind the desert region in Arizona or the Rio Grande in southern Texas. Yep, we get Mexicans entering by the millions every year!!! Lo and behold, Spanish will be our second language for a while (far more important than French is in Canada).
And what impact do you think this has on the US economy and resources? Over the past decade, we suddenly have to step up border patrols.
It has, in many ways, helped the US economy, though, by providing great sources of labour and business, despite some of the drains!!!
I'll tell you one thing, if you think the Surrey, BC/Blaine, WA crossing is busy, wait until you see the San Diego/Tijuana crossing. Oh my goodness!!!
And it's not just Mexicans that use this border. People from all over the world arrive in Mexico to enter the USA. Most of these are Central Americans.
Oh, and did I mention the Cuban and Haitian boat people who arrive in Florida like crazy?
And this is not all just people either, this leads to business as well.
So this massive migration into the US from Mexico doesn't affect Canadians. Or so they think.
With all that in mind, don't be offended or surprised if the USA doesn't pay as much attention to Canada as Canada does to the USA. You're not the ones with a Mexico or Cuba in your immediate path, in addition to a northern neighbour. You're not the ones who need to build a fence on your southern border. Because as much as you think that Americans are providing you with a "foreign invasion" well, Americans have the same feeling about their own southern neighbour.
As a matter of fact, jackd, I impress many people with my geography!!!
Canada may be the US largest trading partner, but here's one thing I bet you didn't know:
The border between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico is the world's most crossed border.
A lot of this consists of tourists, true. A lot of Californians and Americans love to go to Mexico to kick it. And you have Mexicans who visit California. But a lot of that flow is also migrants, both legal and illegal. Did you know that the number of migrants (who are almost all, but not all Mexican) who cross the border everyday numbers well into the thousands? Apparently, that fence we built at the border between San Diego and Tijuana hasn't held as many people back as hoped for. Never mind the desert region in Arizona or the Rio Grande in southern Texas. Yep, we get Mexicans entering by the millions every year!!! Lo and behold, Spanish will be our second language for a while (far more important than French is in Canada).
And what impact do you think this has on the US economy and resources? Over the past decade, we suddenly have to step up border patrols.
It has, in many ways, helped the US economy, though, by providing great sources of labour and business, despite some of the drains!!!
I'll tell you one thing, if you think the Surrey, BC/Blaine, WA crossing is busy, wait until you see the San Diego/Tijuana crossing. Oh my goodness!!!
And it's not just Mexicans that use this border. People from all over the world arrive in Mexico to enter the USA. Most of these are Central Americans.
Oh, and did I mention the Cuban and Haitian boat people who arrive in Florida like crazy?
And this is not all just people either, this leads to business as well.
So this massive migration into the US from Mexico doesn't affect Canadians. Or so they think.
With all that in mind, don't be offended or surprised if the USA doesn't pay as much attention to Canada as Canada does to the USA. You're not the ones with a Mexico or Cuba in your immediate path, in addition to a northern neighbour. You're not the ones who need to build a fence on your southern border. Because as much as you think that Americans are providing you with a "foreign invasion" well, Americans have the same feeling about their own southern neighbour.