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Swede

(39,255 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:47 PM 10 hrs ago

'Psychological' Trump wall on WA's border has repelled a million trips

It's over. And it'll take years to fix.

“I hadn’t seen this before in the 25 years I’ve been living here,” he said.
When he drove up to the Pacific Highway border station, there wasn’t a single other car waiting to go across. On a Friday afternoon, he had all the passport lanes to himself. He sent photos taken through his windshield to prove it.
“There’s been an absolute collapse in Canadians crossing over,” Saunders said. “I don’t think people realize how bad it’s gotten. There are days like this now when you come up on the border, and it feels like it’s been closed down.”

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'Psychological' Trump wall on WA's border has repelled a million trips (Original Post) Swede 10 hrs ago OP

bump for visibility RT Atlanta 9 hrs ago #1

Border towns will suffer the most. pandr32 9 hrs ago #2

Point Roberts post-pandemic recovery decimated by the felon. pat_k 9 hrs ago #3

We Crossed that Border into Van Couver, BC Cha 8 hrs ago #4

K&R ms liberty 8 hrs ago #5

I don't think Americans understand the resolve of Canadians Bev54 7 hrs ago #6

I'm a naturalized US citizen Old Crank 7 hrs ago #7

No wait at the border for us, either GenThePerservering 7 hrs ago #8

RT Atlanta

(2,726 posts)

1. bump for visibility

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:55 PM

9 hrs ago

Our friends in Canada (BC in this case) know what's up, and that the USA is led by a madman

pandr32

(14,200 posts)

2. Border towns will suffer the most.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:57 PM

9 hrs ago

pat_k

(13,235 posts)

3. Point Roberts post-pandemic recovery decimated by the felon.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:11 PM

9 hrs ago

Whatcom County retail and property market devastated. Blaine, which was also struggling to recover from pandemic border closings is probably hanging in by a thread

Cha

(318,684 posts)

4. We Crossed that Border into Van Couver, BC

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 02:02 PM

8 hrs ago

in the early '80s.

It's so beautiful there in Canada.. All over Really!

☮️🌺🌻🕯️🕊️💜

ms liberty

(11,194 posts)

5. K&R

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 02:29 PM

8 hrs ago

Bev54

(13,410 posts)

6. I don't think Americans understand the resolve of Canadians

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:29 PM

7 hrs ago

We are not coming back, many have resolutely said they will never go back, Trump or no Trump because of his supporters. The betrayal is deep.

Old Crank

(6,938 posts)

7. I'm a naturalized US citizen

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:42 PM

7 hrs ago

From Canada, now living in Germany. I might not go back to the US ever.

GenThePerservering

(3,280 posts)

8. No wait at the border for us, either

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:48 PM

7 hrs ago

We live in Northwest Washington and love and respect Canada. When I was bike racing I did 24-hour races that crossed the border - 3:00 am and there we'd be, 200 miles into the race, bleary eyed, grimey with road dust, presenting our passports, and we were always wished a great ride!

Keep your resolve, friends - we really have nothing here good that you don't have up there!

ETA: We go to Vancouver.

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