Border Policy Research Institute
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| When and how will the U.S.-Canadian border open? These experts have some ideas | Laurie Trautman, one of the panelists and the director for the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, estimated that Whatcom County lost $60 million in cross-border retail… |
2020-08-20 | |
| Border travel restrictions extended as B.C. now dealing with rise in COVID-19 cases | The travel restriction continues to hurt Whatcom County retailers, which see peak cross-border travel numbers in the summer. In 2018 Canadians spent an estimated $140 million in this… |
2020-08-17 | |
| Border restrictions continue to hit Whatcom economy, particularly in this city | Whatcom County retailers are being impacted by the U.S.-Canada border restrictions, but a policy report indicates that Blaine is really feeling the brunt of it. The Border Policy Research Institute at Western… |
2020-07-28 | |
| Reopen the Canada-U.S. border? Canadians say sorry, but no thanks | "If we figure out ways to successfully incorporate public health concerns with security and efficiency, there’s no reason why we wouldn’t maintain that type of screening," said Laurie Trautman, director of Western Washington University's Border Policy Research Institute. |
2020-07-16 | |
| 'U.S.-Canada Trade: On the Ground at the Entry Points' webinar set for July 14 | 2020-07-09 | ||
| Some Canadian businesses want to let Americans back in. Most Canadians don’t. | Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, called for a “more creative and innovative” strategy for the border. She said a regional approach to reopening it would be “huge and really important,” but might not be “logistically possible.”… |
2020-07-01 | |
| Border restrictions continue to hit Whatcom economy, particularly in this city | The Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University released an updated report about how much money Canadians spend in Whatcom County. The report estimates Canadians spent $140 million in this area in 2018, which represents 11.5% of Whatcom’’s taxable retail sales.… |
2020-06-29 | |
| Whatcom jobs, families depend on an open U.S.-Canada border. Here’s the summer outlook | Fully reopening the U.S.-Canadian border is going to take time, and it will be even longer before cross-border shopping and visits recover. That’s one of the assessments made by a group of panelists during a Western Washington University presentation held via Zoom on Friday,… |
2020-06-22 | |
| Study finds most Canadians hoping U.S. border closure extends through the summer | The Western Washington University Border Policy Research Institute has found that Canadians comprise approximately 75% of cross-border travelers to and from Whatcom County, depending on the exchange rate, according to… |
2020-05-29 | |
| COVID-19's impact on Canada-U.S. border, a panel discussion | The event will be held via Zoom with panelists Bruno Dupeyron, a professor a JSGS; Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University; and John Maggiore, senior adviser to the governor at the New York State Executive Chamber. |
2020-05-21 |