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Originally Posted by Bootstrap Bill
Can you think of anything negative that would come as a result of an open border between the U.S. and Canada? One that would allow free movement of people and goods - like you see in Europe.
The economy on both sides is very similar. I don't see millions of Canadians rushing the border (or vice versa). I think it could work here.
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To satisfy American concerns about security and terrorism, the two countries would have to harmonize security, immigration, foreign policy, taxation, drug policy, etc. Some of these things are approached very differently in each country. Since the United States has ten times the population of Canada, it would be the one calling the shots. It would essentially mean Canada giving up huge amounts of sovereignty to the United States. Totally not worth whatever economic benefits we might get. And those benefits would be insignificant anyway, IMO. Let's keep in mind that the main reason our economy didn't fall into recession as hard as the Americans is because our financial system is so different.
In short, North America is dominated by a single huge country. Europe isn't.