Neighbors to the North

I saw this video on Yahoo news today about patrolling the northern border of the United States. The video talked a lot about how most of the attention is given to the protection of the Southern border in the U.S. even though the border with Canada is still a major threat. Many people don't think of the Canadian border to be an issue, probably because of the stereotypes we have of Canadians versus the stereotype we have of. Mexicans. In the video, the reporter said that a majority of patrol resources are in the South, and only about 32 miles of the Northern border are adequately patrolled. I think that this may have a lot to do with the stereotypes of the different countries, and people. When you think of Canadians, you don't normally think of them trying to sneak over here across the border. However when you think of Mexican immigrants, many people associate them with being illegal. Why is it that even though the Canadian border is just as much of a threat as the Mexican border, we only really pay attention to the southern part?

http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/quot-forgotten-border-quot-now-making-headlines-24195872

Laura Kalinowski Post 5