Not only do I have to get myself fingerprinted and strip searched (or scanned), now I have to pay them $10 for the privilege?

STFU!

It sounds like America really wants to go back to its isolationist and xenophobic days in a hurry...

If the cycle continues, we'll see a new Truman come up for presidency in a few years.

I doubt that it will make it any easier. Though the whole anti tourist attitude at the airport is incredible. We are tourists not terrorists.

I don't think the security guards have the training to differentiate the difference. To them the words are too similar.

Yeah, I know how it is. I went in 03, 04 and 07. I've seen a fair bit of change in that time. But if they want to attract visitors and that's what the $10 is for, maybe they'll lighten up. Probably not, but I can hope.

Thing is it's a beautiful country and nowhere else offers the combo of desert, forest, ocean, mountains, plains, small towns and cities and sheer size for the money. Not to mention once you get past Homeland Security, most everybody is really friendly and the service is without parallel.

+1

Yes but the whole border attitude does deter the genuine tourist.

They're just bitter because they have to pay for two seats each on the way over here...

Like this

But he was clearly a impediment to the aisle. Thankfully he did not want a window seat as that might have unbalanced the aircraft.