There may be a difference in impact if you are vs aren't a US citizen. As a non-US citizen, there was clear impact. I had secondary screening on the majority of my trips to the US after a trip to Pakistan. Added ~30 mins to getting through immigration, and I'm pretty sure I got the full baggage screening from customs once or twice just for this reason too. It stopped about a year later.
Last edited by zoombee; Apr 11, 2009 at 4:31 am
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