Together. trade and tourism between the two nations is worth a billion dollars a day for the United States. and Canada is the United States largest trading partner. The State of Michigan is an important beneficiary of this longstanding close relationship. The Ambassador Bridge in Detroit is the largest land border crossing point in North America. The United States automobile industry conducts $300 million worth of trade with Canada every day. Michigan. and Detroit in particular. would be severely impacted by excessive delays that would surely arise if truckers were forced to show a visa or fill out immigration forms at each port of entry. New justintime delivery methods have made United StatesCanadian border crossings integral parts of our automobile assembly lines. A delivery of parts delayed by as little as 20 minutes can cause expensive assembly line shutdowns. Tourism is another industry that would surely be affected by the implementation of section 110. Suddenly. people in Windsor. Canada. who thought theyd head to Detroit for a Tigers baseball game or Red Wings hockey game think again and stay homewith their money. In fact. this provision would force all Canadian residents who visit their family and friends in America to obtain a visa or obtain other immigration forms. It is for these reasons that we have twice rebuffed previous attempts in the Senate to impose a tax on border crossings. Mr. President. our borders are already crowded.
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