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I've never understood why US Citizens and Canadian Citizens can't move freely across the border - All this bureaucracy drives me nuts...

It should be a matter of proving your citizenship and off you go. A Belgian can move to Sweden, but some guy from Seattle can't move to Saskatoon..? It's crazy.

I'm not saying the laws can be ignored - Americans heading north, please leave your handguns at the border, Canadians heading south, leave your weed at home (unless you're going to California) and bring your MasterCard in case you need to visit the hospital - But after that, who cares?

I realize it's supposed to be all about 'protecting jobs' but Jeebus Christ I swear the US & Canada spend more money at our respective borders 'protecting jobs' than the economy would ever lose giving a job to a carpenter from Minneapolis who wants to swing a hammer in Thunder Bay or an electrician from Moose Jaw who wants to pull wire in Fargo.

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