> From what I've read, the Israelis make border checks less problematic. It's not surprising that, from what you've read, this system looks good on paper. But

> From what I've read, the Israelis make border checks less problematic. It's not surprising that, from what you've read, this system looks good on paper. But then again, so does stop-and-frisk in New York City, if you're white and live in the West Village or Upper East Side[0]. Israeli screening is good if you're a white, non-Arab person. Not always so great otherwise: http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/arabs-say-they-endure-degrading-airport-security-checks http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/arabs-say-they-endure-d... . (This is in the case of airport security, but the same principle applies for border checks) Unlike the US, Israel openly profiles based on race. Aside from the fact that this is illegal in the US[0], this has a serious practical problem: confirmation bias. Because only a subset of people feel the cost of the profiling, the rest remain blissfully unaware of the problem. From their perspective, the system works fine - "I never have any trouble going through security!". As for 'scaling' this, keep in mind that LAX alone services more than three times the number of passengers as Ben Gurion in Tel Aviv does. [0] http://www.nyclu.org/stopandfrisk http://www.nyclu.org/stopandfrisk . [1] though that doesn't prevent it from being practiced in effect! http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/11/15/aclu-calls-for-inquiry-into-racial-profiling-investigation-logan/QRCgxIoHfHwculklDWD8FL/story.html http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/11/15/aclu-calls-fo...