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>it seems to me that there has been a huge increase in violence So you think that there's more violence because you hear about it on the news/social media, or
by gruez 2y ago
>it seems to me that there has been a huge increase in violence
So you think that there's more violence because you hear about it on the news/social media, or is it informed by actual statistics? The latter shows a slight bump during the pandemic, but is back to pre-pandemic levels.
>Now I also read about non-US citizens being detained on the border.
The two cases I've heard about both involve people with visa issues trying to cross a land border, with neither side wanting to accept. If you're traveling for a conference and don't have obvious work intentions (eg. interviews lined up) you should be fine.
- throwaway98342 2y agoI was comparing it with late 2000-2014 when I visited US a couple of times. I agree it is an emotional comparison and probably driven by media. Still I have replied in some other comment the idea that there are 500 shootings in 2024 in US seems to crazy to me. I know US is huge and this does not tell anything if I visit a specific place. Thus my emotional fear
- yodsanklai 2y agoA friend of mine who is german, traveled as a regular tourist through a major airport got detained for 6 hours. No access to the bathroom, got brutally yelled at when she asked for information. She has an hispanic name. This was pre-Trump. Then more recently in the news, which wasn't a visa issue https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-f... So I agree that most people will be fine traveling to the US, but I understand some want to reconsider their travel plans. I can only imagine some immigration officers thinking they now have a free pass to harass people