Border Safety

Borders and Safety
Well I have confirmed it again in 2008. I thought that with all of the turmoil in the federal government and the Dept of Homeland Security and securing our borders this blatant issue of open borders would have been corrected. But the wheels of government turn slowly if at all up here in Alaska.
You see Hyder is in Alaska at the end of Hwy 37A the Stewart Hyder cutoff to the Cassiar Hwy. Stewart is in BC and part of Canada. Therefore where the paved road in Canada ends and the dirt and fravel road to the town of Hyder begins is an international border. Hyder is even a deep water port (although all of the docks are in Canada (Stewart). Nevertheless, this border into our country is totally unprotected. Yessiree not even a customs agent stands between the border and the town of Hyder.
Needless to say the Canadians have a full inspection station to prevent their border from being breeched by what and who knows what coming in from Hyder.
Perhaps it is because Hyder is surrounded to the edats by Canada and to the west by the ocean and to the north by a federal conservancy.
Nevertheless I must point out to you all that are borders are not protected and anything can come into Hyder. The president has failed again in his commitment to protect our borders.
Hyder really is unique in that it is the old west for sure. There are no police, no city government, no building codes and there are about 40-50 full time residents. All self policing but my understanding is that there are a fair number of convicted felons living here. Some are not allowed into Canada, and others must post extremely high bonds to be allowed in.
Well the wild old west where shootings and knifings still play on in Hyder, AK.
Lorne
1 Bar in Hyder
2 View from the road ?
Sorry I lost the photo of the unprotected border, please don't tell the terrorists.