The number of cross-border travellers going from Canada to the U.S. dropped by nearly 900,000 in March compared to the same month last year, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data — easily one of the worst year-over-year drops recorded outside of the COVID-19 health crisis.
They don’t even get what the issue is apparently.
We’re being warned to leave our phones at home when crossing the border. People are being detained for weeks for visa issues. Our government has issued a travel advisory about how US border guards are screening travellers.
This isn’t just “oh, we’re upset you hosers are calling us the 51st state, eh.”
This is genuine fear of what might happen if we go to your country. A friend of mine was almost in tears because she had non-refundable tickets to go to the states to see a friend and was worried about crossing the border.
Sorry, but it’s going to take more than, “please come visit because we like you, really.”
They don’t like you, they like your money.
Those of us who really do like you understand why you don’t want to come now. Because even if you are visiting a blue state you still might encounter Trump’s thugs at the border. Or ICE could get shooed away from a LAUSD elementary school and decide to randomly grab you off the street outside. You stay out and stay safe, spend your money locally.
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This is true. Also, instead of just saying that you are our friends, fucking do something about it. It’s your mess, and you aren’t getting my money until you clean your own house. It’s been a problem for a while, this is just the last straw.
I’ve come to the conclusion that it has to get very, very bad in the states before we’ll actually do something about it, and by then it’s likely to be too late. We’re taking the plunge into fascism, and it won’t end well.
I really hope I’m wrong. The 50501 protests have been somewhat heartening. But it’s hard to see them having a real impact on an actual fascist traitor president who no longer has to care about his own popularity.
So it’s hard to imagine this ending in anything but violence.
Lol its the governor of California, he can literally only have some control over what happens within California, with a couple of exceptions. PR is probably the main thing he can do. That being said, his PR message is probably not the best. You’re right though, Canadians not giving money to the US, red or purple states in particular, can only help encourage Trump voters change their minds.