remove the illegal blockades at border crossings that have threatened not only the canadian economy but thuses of jobs. -- thousands of jobs. >> three canadian u.s. border crossing in michigan, in other words and montana have been at times cut off by demonstrations. the u.s. auto industry particularly hard hit by the protests. michigan governor sounding the alarm. >> every minute this goes on is lost wages. it's damage to our businesses. this is an illegal blockade. and while people have the right to protest they don't have a right to illegally block the largest land border crossing in north america. hundreds of millions of dollars a day are being lost. there are michiganders hard working, wanting to show unto their job and out of wok right now. >> u.s. auto makers are cancelling shifts and running on reduced capacity. by one estimate workers in meier could lose up to $51 million in