Originally Posted by
thegeneral
Do you seriously think that people in other countries are saying to themselves that they don't want to come to the US because they have to take off their shoes or actually check a bag?? They have to do similar things in their own countries. You should more be focusing on the customs/immigration barriers to entry for tourists than the TSA.
Actually, as has been documented here pretty thoroughly in the past, the Shoe Carnival & War on Water are limited to flights to/from/within the US.
I agree that the hysteria that has taken over the country during the past nearly 8 years w/re: to immigration has made it equally discouraging for foreign visitors trying to come to this country, but add the 2 together, &, again, as has been documented in other threads, the overall number of visitors to the US has plunged.
And no, I don't 'feel' the least bit safer because of it. I am sad & ashamed that this is what my country has turned into.