ABSTRACT
Also apparent is the fact that many Americans and canadians most likely to be affected by the passport requirements are reacting to and resisting change, and, perhaps more fundamentally, resisting documentation and compliance. Gone are the spontaneity, assurance, ease and routine of crossing the border. In a sense the “train wreck” referred to in the Globe and Mail editorial has already occurred, and it is the collision of the forces of securitization and mobility at the border. damage control and containment, and adjustments for sustaining most aspects of trade, as we have already learned, have been accomplished rapidly with a substantial measure of success. Indeed, trade facilitation has been enhanced and raised effectively to a new 21st century level, and it has set a global standard for integrated trade and security.
