Posted to PlanPutnam on Monday, June 11, 2007 at 7:29 AM
From the NY Times:
Arlene White, executive director of the Binational
Tourism Alliance,
which has offices in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Buffalo, said the
Niagara Falls region would be hit particularly hard.
The bill’s
impact would be felt beyond tourism in industries including trucking
and manufacturing, Ms. White said. New York’s trade with all of Canada
totaled almost $38 billion in 2006, while Ontario did more than $285
billion of business with the United States, according to statistics
provided by the Canadian government.
“If they make everyone have
a passport, you’ll see people just start to stay away from the border,”
Ms. White said. “The thought of this actually being allowed to happen
is unfathomable to me.”
About 20 million people travel to Niagara Falls each
year, with each side of the border offering a vastly different
experience.
In
New York, visitors can walk within yards of the brink of the falls in
at least six different places. Ontario’s park touches the edge of the
cataracts in only one spot, but offers a panoramic and breathtaking
view.
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