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"I have no plans to travel to the US while Trump is president." Statements like this baffle me. Literally no-one in any position of authority cares if an indiv
by HalfwayToDice 10y ago
"I have no plans to travel to the US while Trump is president."
Statements like this baffle me. Literally no-one in any position of authority cares if an individual doesn't want to come to the USA.
Also, if you exclude the USA for its border policies then you also have to exclude the majority of countries in the world, most of which have stricter controls, especially in Muslim countries. You are basically restricting yourself to Europe.
- ciconia 10y ago> Statements like this baffle me. I think it's hard for someone who's not muslim to understand how toxic the current situation feels for muslim people. Would you say the same if a black man told you he'd rather cross to the other side of the street if he sees a policeman walking towards him?
- HalfwayToDice 10y agoMy comment was about how people assign themselves a self-importance that is meaningless in the the grand scheme of things. Not sure why you are talking about race or religion.
- hhandoko 10y agoI'm not sure why you attribute this to self-importance. It's a real risk and a fair concern. USA border and immigration officers sounds hostile and antagonising from the stories I heard on Twitter (over the course of the past week). It will take me close to 24 hours to reach American soil. Depending on my luck, I might either: a) pass without issue, or b) hand over my phone and passwords and/or complete CS puzzles (which may also include period of detainment) They can turn me back for any reasons and I would have lost thousands of dollars: if my answers were unsatisfactory, if there were some prejudice against my look, or even if the officer(s) were having a bad day.