Last time, I had to 'step aside', presumably because my passport was not all-new-shiny (though I'm from Germany). Of course, nobody tells you that. You have to

Last time, I had to 'step aside', presumably because my passport was not all-new-shiny (though I'm from Germany). Of course, nobody tells you that. You have to wait in a room for one hour (I was lucky!) without anybody telling you what the issue is, how long you will have to wait, or what is happening at all. You understand that I have different associations with this kind of treatment and 'legal' or 'friendly' does not cross my mind in this situation. This treatment makes me angry, but you have to be treated like this yourself before you can understand that anger. I won't visit the States as a tourist anymore as long as this ridiculous setup is in place (which includes your TSA madness). I'm afraid of the day my employer asks me to travel to the States. I hope I can decline.