Quote Originally Posted by caseysmom View Post
Okay so then it is a foreign country not just "like" a foreign country and always has been, I must be missing something.
What she meant, I am sure, is that border crossing is more involved and difficult than it used to be, making it more obvious you are crossing into a whole 'nother country.

I am sure there are back rounds still where you can slip across without knowing it, but those aren't on maps!