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Source: Townhall Media/Julio Rosas
HI-LINE, Mont. — "Put your mask on!" the Canadian border officer barked at our car when we pulled up to the Sweet Grass Port of Entry by mistake after we missed the exit we were supposed to take. It was day two of Rep. Matt Rosendale's (R-MT) team's trip and I had been invited to tag along to see firsthand the "impact of the Biden Admin’s policies on the state."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Rosendale's team most of their traffic before the COVID-19 restrictions that were not purely trade were Canadians going south to shop in towns like Havre. Now with only "essential travel" being the primary reason to cross a land port of entry, which has been in place since March 2020, it has had a negative impact on Montana's border towns. The "essential travel" only along the northern and southern border was extended once again to April 21.