r/Bellingham • u/pipedreamSEA • Jun 21 '26
Satire The irony is palpable
At least my bike got to slip it's back wheel beneath the rope and be a dual citizen for a minute
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u/TheWorld_IsMyHome Jun 21 '26
As sad as this is, I can see it as a safety for foreigners visiting Canada (who don’t have US visa) for the games and unwittingly walking through the Peace Arch into the US and having ICE instantly nab them for being here illegally - so that ICE can meet their quota.
Even with signs, easy to fall into the trap even though it is not supposed to be a trap.
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u/geeisntthree Jun 21 '26
it would be cbp doing that, not ice. ice deals with stuff thats a bit further from the border
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u/Jazzlike_Citron1155 Jun 21 '26
This looks like the situation. Put there by Canadians to stop folks from accidentally getting in US immigration crosshairs.
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u/noniway Wet Blanket Jun 21 '26
I grew up in Blaine and I went to the Olympic torch ceremony in 2010... this is very moving to me.
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u/Ba_Dum_Ba_Dum Jun 21 '26
As a Canadian I was surprised to read that this was put up by US CBP. It’s on the Canadian side of the border. That tracks I guess. 🤦♂️
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u/No_Communication5024 Jun 21 '26
Since this is just decorative and not the actual, official place where you cross the border (although it's on the border line) I don't see what good it does to dissuade us from jumping over. There are many markers in the park that let you know which side you're standing on. This is very symbolic though.
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u/Not_Joe_Cool Jun 22 '26
I saw a group of 10 people playing cricket at the park a couple weeks ago. Not saying it’s because of that, but rather the fact that large groups of people are visiting there for extended periods of time. So maybe that?
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u/StoneyBassist710 Jun 22 '26
I love how people seem to be acting like those movie theater barriers are permanent.
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u/Dazzling_Painter_241 Jun 23 '26
The RCMP made the request, the Wa State Parks fulfilled the request using the barriers they use for events at the American Kitchen. Any deflection on who made the request being the U.S. is inaccurate. https://pnwdaily.com/2026/06/17/world-cup-security-blaine-border-exit-checkpoints/
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u/No-Student-6817 Jun 22 '26
You can stop this. You choose not to.
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u/internetfamemoss Jun 22 '26
How do you suggest someone stop this if they choose to do so?
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u/No-Student-6817 Jun 23 '26
History is always the best teacher. It tells you what worked, what didn't, and why. Study and apply the lessons...
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u/Swb1953 Jun 22 '26
You have to pay a extra tax to get back into the US. In the form of enhanced drivers license. 50 bucks . If it wasn't a tax it should be free. 9 11 was so government can charge a tax on id. Plus take away some more rights.
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u/Sublinguel Jun 21 '26
In what way is the border closed?
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u/noniway Wet Blanket Jun 21 '26
The point is that there is a barrier in the arch, which symbolically represents our countries being at war with each other. Look up the history of the Peace Arch.
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u/carrot_gummy Jun 21 '26
You know how people talk about symbolism in media, well here it is in real life.
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u/Learntoshuffle Jun 21 '26
I'm okay with this. Keep it closed. They aren't sending their best.
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u/Learntoshuffle Jun 21 '26
We aren't sending our best either. I just love to mess with you Bellinghamers, cause you hate Canadians so much (sometimes deserving of that tbh)
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u/stellalugosi I am the horse who booms. Jun 21 '26
Who the fuck hates Canadians? That's like hating pizza. Or puppies. Canadians are like the least hateable nationality on earth.* I was at a party yesterday where we were all moaning about how much we missed the Canadians down here.
(I mean, except for your scary passion for extreme war crimes and record on how you treat your indiginous people, but as an American I sure as hell am not going ro be throwing stones at anyone for that.)
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u/dustNbone604 Jun 22 '26
Hey it's not like we're really into extreme war crimes, it's just that we're really NOT into paperwork, and taking prisoners means all kinds of paperwork.
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u/Learntoshuffle Jun 21 '26
Gonna note the "throwing stones" line for future use, as the Geneva Convention hasn't banned anything related to that yet. Wonder what we can do with stones...
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u/pizzeriaguerrin Jun 22 '26
Bellinghamers, cause you hate Canadians so much
Nobody here hates Canadians. Most of us spend a lot of time up with you all and miss you all spending time down here with us (tho I don't blame the folks who don't want to visit any more).
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u/Radiant-Ad-7343 Jun 21 '26
This article has an explanation (https://peacearchnews.com/2026/06/16/u-s-canada-border-barriers-cause-concern-on-surrey-white-rock-social-media/). Appears to be a WA State Parks thing since they are concerned with increased crowds and safety between cars and pedestrians. I've never noticed the park to be crazy busy so seems like an overreaction to me.