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Swede

(39,263 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:47 PM Yesterday

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'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 Yesterday OP

bump for visibility RT Atlanta Yesterday #1

Border towns will suffer the most. pandr32 Yesterday #2

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

We Crossed that Border into Van Couver, BC Cha Yesterday #4

K&R ms liberty Yesterday #5

I don't think Americans understand the resolve of Canadians Bev54 Yesterday #6

I'm a naturalized US citizen Old Crank 23 hrs ago #7

No wait at the border for us, either GenThePerservering 23 hrs ago #8

RT Atlanta

(2,727 posts)

1. bump for visibility

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:55 PM

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

pandr32

(14,202 posts)

2. Border towns will suffer the most.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:57 PM

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pat_k

(13,240 posts)

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

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Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:11 PM

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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

(318,693 posts)

4. We Crossed that Border into Van Couver, BC

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 02:02 PM

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in the early '80s.

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

☮️🌺🌻🕯️🕊️💜

ms liberty

(11,195 posts)

5. K&R

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Mon Mar 16, 2026, 02:29 PM

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Bev54

(13,411 posts)

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

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Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:29 PM

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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

(6,949 posts)

7. I'm a naturalized US citizen

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Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:42 PM

23 hrs ago

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

GenThePerservering

(3,284 posts)

8. No wait at the border for us, either

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:48 PM

23 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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