Lack of Canadians has states along U.S. border suffering financially: report

A new report is providing a sad snapshot of how badly some American states are struggling economically, as fewer Canadians drive across the border.

The report, from the Joint Economic Committee Minority — led by Democratic members of the bipartisan congressional panel — outlines complaints from nearly a dozen states that line Canada’s border.

The committee says U.S. President Donald Trump’s implementation of hefty tariffs and repeated threats to annex Canada have caused Canadians to lose interest in heading south.

“In 2024, Canadian tourism contributed $20.5 billion to the U.S. economy and supported 140,000 American jobs. The negative impacts of President Trump’s tariff policies have been particularly stark in states along the U.S.-Canada border, which have many businesses that rely on