The Canadian - U.S. border extends over 3000 miles ... the longest undefended border in the world. Reading thru a few of the posts leads me to believe some FReepers are of the opinion Canadians are massing at the border ... hardly able to control their compulsion to immigrate to the U.S., legally or otherwise. Fact is, the vast majority of Canadians are proud to be Canadians ... respect Americans ... but feel their quality of life is just fine ... thank you very much!
Speaking as a former Canadian, now a U.S. citizen, and a former Marine, I might add ... most Canadians I know personally can't understand why I chose the U.S. over Canada ... that's material for another post. ;)
We're concerned, here in the U.S., that a large number of the 19 terrorists, involved in the attacks on 9/11, entered the U.S. from Canada and that many of them and others we failed to catch roamed, freely, across our Northern border any old time it pleased them.
The Canadian authorities just let more than a dozen 'Al Queda' go, because they didn't have enough room in ther jails for them. That's just plain stupid on Canaduh's part. We need our National Guard along our Northern border to protect us from stupid, irresponsible acts by the authorities in Canaduh.
It's about time a member of this administration had the ba__s to order our military to the borders. Too bad 4,000 troops and 3 months later is too little, too late.