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Ayyyy one of the 15% that doesn't live near the border checking in 😎
No one lives in the Maritimes and Newfies are a figment of our imagination?
Tbf, the Newfies I've met certainly feel like a figment of my imagination.
The implication of that map is skewed hard though. It's only cause of Montreal, Toronto, S & SW ontario and Vancouver. 3 small spots compared to the size of the border, with 90% of the border population.
John Candy tried to warn us. They're preparing for an invasion!
Us? You-S-A tarriff'd the world!
I know you're joking :P It's legit a potential weakness actually. Trump could invade with very little resistance beyond the border, our population was too focused on trade by land and now we've had to reconsider our priorities. Also, the image neglects Edmonton's existence.
Yeah, and that whole TransCanada highway being a massive choke point
Wait, are you implying it can't be a choke point as an East-West route? Or implying it is a choke point for Edmonton? Or am I missing the point?
America isn't any better. Depending on what statistic you are looking at, 40% to 75% of all Americans live within 100 miles of the border
Not so fun fact: if American border patrol agents stop you within the 100 mile zone, they can ignore parts of the fourth amendment and perform what would normally be illegal search and seizure

can ice do more shit in the 100 mile zone or nah?
Yes and it includes 'within 100 miles of an airport'.
so basically the entire us?
Yep, which is why its more or less blatant ignorance of the constitution
Pretty sure it's not ignorance, otherwise how would they clean their butts?
Don't be such a hyperbolic drama queen; I'm sure theres like a ten square foot area in south dakota or something.
ICE isn't CBP though. They technically don't have jurisdiction over American citizens. CBP does.
Lake Michigan isn't a border...
Due to the Straits of Mackinac, the CBP considers it to be so.
That would still make Chicago. The third largest city in America further than 100 miles from the border.
I don’t get it. The border is north of the UP.
Why do the straights count?
Considering the relative surface areas, with those percentages you provided, actually, yes, America is less consolidated.
The United States also has eight times the total population. I only saw one source that said 40% and the overwhelming majority said either 2/3 or something in the low 70%
Bold of you to think any part of the Constitution actually applies down here.
...of which border?
The border with the ocean probably, humans love to live on the crust of the land
Sorry. I clarified with a photo in my post.
I did a quick search online to get the percentage and I saw one result at 40% and the rest were all between 70 and 75% of the US population lives in the 100 mile zone
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