NAFTA and the Shared Border Accord were supposed to facilitate border crossing between Canada and the U.S., although anecdotal evidence from those involved in cross-border activities suggest that crossing the border has actually gotten more difficult over the past five years, rather than easier.
L'ALENA et l'Accord sur la frontière commune devaient faciliter le passage à la frontière entre le Canada et les États-Unis, mais il semble, d'après ceux qui traversent cette frontière, que le passage en soit devenu encore plus difficiles au cours des cinq dernières années.