Golfers Face Hazard of Illegally Crossing Border with Canada

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FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine - Shank your shot at this one-of-a-kind golf course and you can find yourself chasing your ball across the U.S.-Canadian border.

It's a unique - technically, law-breaking - hazard to playing at the Aroostook Valley Country Club, where the parking lot and pro shop are in Maine, and the course and clubhouse sit in New Brunswick, Canada. It's also a 79-year tradition that could soon change, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to prevent Canadian golfers from entering the United States near here without passing through Immigration. U.S. officials argue that anyone - including terrorists - could gain unfettered access to the United States via the rural road the golfers use.

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Golfers Face Hazard of Illegally Crossing Border with Canada

Such a flap used to be unheard of along the 5,525-mile line commonly called the world's longest undefended border. Today however, Aroostook Valley stands as just one example of how security concer...

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