Originally Posted by
britenbsas
As for the distasteful feeling, I get that often when entering the US and have to have my fingerprints and photo taken while the CBP officer is asking me in a (usually) brusque manner "What are you here for?"
And one can see what the US treatment of visitors has done for our tourism industry.
Even as an American I can attest to the stupidity of US visa/entry procedures (like making a tourist visa difficult for a family member that could easily qualify for a Green Card
) Intelligent we are not, but please do emulate US.