#irrational immigrant fears but i've driven down to the US about 9 times now

[captainrayzizuniverse]

I drove down to Buffalo and back yesterday (and i’m flying to nyc on friday woohoo!), and I just want to know why the fuck do I have to pay money to get back into canada? Specifically Ontario? This year I’ve entered the US through the BC border 4 times and not once did I have to pay anything to come back in.....so um??what’s the dealio? 

My friend reminded me that when we drove to syracuse in 2021 we had to pay as well to get back in but I thought it was because I wasn’t a citizen yet...so I’m guessing it’s a province thing? And google doesn’t help! All they say is ‘you don’t pay fees or taxes when you enter canada’...well I paid for something! 

#irrational immigrant fears but i've driven down to the US about 9 times now #and every single time I start to get near to the border agent my heart starts beating so fast and I start sweating and I just feel like #i'm doing something illegal #and they're gonna pull me over and deport me immediately #genuinely #I don't know if this feeling will ever go away but even now as a citizen it's just as intense #Things you have to bear as an immigrant I guess #I mean i did get stopped once the first time i drove down and they made me park on the side and go into the building where they make you #wait for no reason and then ask you to pay a fee to enter as if you didn't pay money for the visa already #and even though 8 different desks are empty they still make you wait and wait so your anxiety is through the roof #I chose this though #I chose to come to the west #c'est la vie