I would think many of those visits are for business or seeing family. Plus the fact that many of the tourists come from countries in the Visa Waiver Program [1]

I would think many of those visits are for business or seeing family. Plus the fact that many of the tourists come from countries in the Visa Waiver Program [1]. An ESTA is much less involved than a B1/B2 visa application. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_the_United_States#Visitor_statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_the_United_States#V...