Entlang der kanadischen Grenze verspürt die Kleinstadt Amerika Sting von Trumps Handelskrieg

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“At the end of a waitressing shift, Kristina Lampert used to separate her tips in two piles: Canadian cash and American.
But it’s been weeks since she has done that.
Freighters, the restaurant where she works, is one of the first places people can grab a bite after crossing the US-Canada border between Sarnia, Ontario, and Port Huron, Michigan.
The Blue Water Bridge, which connects the US and Canada, is in full view from the restaurant’s windows.

„A lot of people used to come over and say ‚we’re here for the view‘,“ she says of Canadian diners. „I haven’t heard that at all recently.“
Border towns noticed almost instantly when US President Donald Trump began imposing tariffs on countries around the world and saying he wanted to make Canada the 51st US state – because the number of Canadians crossing the border plummeted.

Border crossings between the US and Canada are down some 17% since Trump started bringing in tariffs, according to CBP data.
Canadian’s car trips to the US are down almost 32% compared to March 2024, according to Statistics Canada.
Like many of the towns that dot along the 5,525 mile (8,891km) border, the economies of Port Huron and Sarnia are linked and in some ways dependent on one another. Port Huron is a manufacturing town of less than 30,000 people with a quaint downtown and lots of retail, offering visitors an enticing opportunity for a day-trip.