permaculture

["Michelle Maggiore" <mmaggior@mindspring.com>]

I am a bit confused.....I thought there were plans underway to build a wall 
between the U.S. and Mexico. When I first heard about that, I thought it was 
a joke, until I remembered how I was treated arriving back in America from 
Mexico by boat a couple years ago. (We received a welcome dance in Mexico, 
and coming back into the U.S., we received dogs on us, checking for illegal 
snails, supposedly. Very embarassing to be treating our Mexican neighbors 
this way.) Anyhow, which is it? Why are passports now required (as of last 
year)  to go into either neighboring country of the U.S.? I personally would 
appreciate the health care options offered in Canada, and the traditions of 
siesta (and the food!) being integrated cohesively into the U.s. But I know 
it is not that simple. I am just wondering which is true- wall and passports 
required, or new union? 
I appreciate this topic being brought to my attention, I have thought much of 
it in the past few years trying to decide if America was still the place for 
our family, and wondering how permaeable the borders were as we journeyed 
North and South to see for ourselves. 
Cheers,
Michelle in Virginia




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