It baffles me why they are like that considering how many hundreds of miles of completely unsecured border there are between the two countries. You could easily

It baffles me why they are like that considering how many hundreds of miles of completely unsecured border there are between the two countries. You could easily cross the border by canoe without seeing more than a handful of other people who would have no way of knowing your nationality. I believe it is even legal to cross the border like that as long as you promptly report to one of a handful of customs offices when you reach shore.