b'BORDER CHALLENGESBRACING FOR THE BORDER CROSSINGBy Kelly ParkerWhile most U.S. border crossings are BENJAMIN GREENGreen and Spiegel trouble-free, it pays to be prepared and keep a level head T he headlines are unnerving, toprofessional and personal reasons, has put it mildly. A B.C. woman isbeen dramatically altered. held at the U.S. border and sent to a detention centre. New regis- The clampdown by U.S. Customs and tration requirements are introduced forBorder Protection (CBP) on who gets into Canadians visiting the U.S., with threatsthe country, and how theyre handled of imprisonment for non-compliance. Theduring processing, now has the attention association representing academic staff atof the relocation industry. After all, by its Canadian universities warns its membersvery definition relocation is often about against non-essential travel to the U.S.crossing borders. In just the first few months since PresidentRegarding some of the more shocking Donald Trumps inauguration, Whiteheadlines tied to border issues, however, House executive orders have fundamen- there can be more there than meets the tally changed the political landscape of theeye, says Benjamin Green, a senior asso-United States and its approach to cross- ciate at Green and Spiegel. In the case LOUIS MASSARDborder movement. The ease with whichof the B.C. woman who was detained, Corporate Immigration Partners Canadians have long crossed the borderthats because she was applying from into their neighbouring country, for bothMexico, Green says. There is a much 20PERSPECTIVESSummer 2025'