Pretty much anyone at the Aroostook Valley Country Club in northern Maine will tell you: the golf course was built to get around the law.
During prohibition times, a bunch of American and Canadian businessmen figured out that if the clubhouse was *just* over the border, Americans could drink there legally. Of course back then people didn’t worry about border security like we do today, especially when it came to our neighbors to the north. 

But September 11th changed things, even in what would be considered the safest of places.
So, the Canadians who come to play a couple of holes at Aroostook Valley could soon be the latest victims of this unfortunate reality.

Most of these Canadians travel to the golf course via a road that runs from New Brunswick, Canada into Maine. There is no official port of entry there, just a sign telling visitors to report to the nearest port of entry some 6 miles away. Going there they pass right by the golf course. So would you go out of your way just to report to American customs?

Border Patrol sees this road as a huge gaping hole in our nation’s security. The local sector is considering putting up concrete barriers so that people would have to drive to Fort Fairfield, the nearest customs point. Others, including the country club and Maine Senator Susan Collins, have suggested putting a new port of entry on the road that operates only during golf season. That’s what Canada has at this very spot. But building one could cost American taxpayers millions.

So the situation is at a crossroads. Both sides agree they must arrive at a compromise that best protects national security. It’s just a question of getting there. What’s the best way to go?