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[–] Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 69 points 6 days ago (2 children)

My trip to the USA in 2016 was one of the most harrowing, dehumanising, and humiliating experiences of my life. And I'm talking specifically about the actual journey, i.e. after the already lengthy, painful process of acquiring a visa.

They treated me like a terrorist. I had to be escorted by 2 armed big dudes around the airport, and they flipped their shit when I reached for my phone to tell my brother it'd be a while before I can come out (just so he wouldn't worry.) They went through my bag and were handling everything SUPER gently, asking if it was "safe" for them to touch it.

They then confiscated my passport, walked off, and literally never returned it to me. I spent hours asking various members of airport staff what to do because I was screwed. Thankfully, eventually one of them found it in a drawer and gave it back to me.

I was a minor BTW. I have had no desire to repeat the experience since.

[–] pregnantwithrage@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Honestly, I wish I was in your shoes because you get to leave this place.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You can just use that $250 to get pegged by an escort and have a better experience.

[–] seralth@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

250 for 10 mins work sounds like a good time. I should change career paths.

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 days ago

People still want to go to the USA?

[–] Eddbopkins@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

do not come to the united states, you safety, dignity, and sense of self, is not protected by the trump administration

Oh, sure it is. Now with the premium subscription for only a one time fee of $5mil you can be assured your safety is in the rights hand. At least until the goal post moves again. Oh, and we both know you can just buy dignity now, right? Right?

So cooked.

[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago

They enshitified their country 💀

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

Getting handled like a piece of shit at customs, having to pay an outrageous amount of money for the privilege, and can be "taken care of" by the US GeStaPo. Being a foreign tourist in the US is now more like masochism instead of a relaxing holiday.

[–] susurrus0@lemmy.zip 12 points 6 days ago

Why yes, I'd love to pay an additional $250 fee to be shipped off to a gulag.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

Cha-ching! There is nothing more to america than money. It's money all the way down.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 191 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (14 children)

The “visa integrity fee” applies to all visitors who need nonimmigrant visas, which includes tourists, business travelers and international students.

The fee is paid when the visa is issued, according to the provision.

Every international business meeting and conference just cancelled. Visits to Disney World plummet.

Who needs visas: https://brilliantmaps.com/visa-free-usa/

[–] Magister@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (7 children)

It's only to prevent poor people from South America, Africa, Eastern Europe/Asia. Europe/Japan/Australia is still free to go there.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 6 days ago

Europeans still get harassed and randomly arrested. Even Canadians still does.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 56 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Apparently it's a big thing in South America to go to Disney World. Family of 4 just added $1k. It'll make you think twice.

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[–] CandyPants@lemmy.ml 96 points 1 week ago (1 children)

😂😂😂 they ticket mastered tourism.

It just keeps getting dumber.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago

Just forgot about the monopoly part

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 84 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Still won't protect you from being whisked off the street, sent to an internment camp for months, then being deported to a 3rd country, and being banned from ever coming ~~van~~ back to the US.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago

I’m sure this will do wonders for the already declining US tourism industry.

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 59 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Boy am I looking forward to the World Cup next year. If things keep trending this way it will be one of the most enjoyable cluster fucks I'll have ever witnessed.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 87 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Here’s a reminder that the Olympics was held in Nazi-controlled Berlin, and a team of 18 black athletes from the US thoroughly trounced Hitler’s “master race” talking points by sweeping the medals.

The black athletes then had to return to the US, where segregation was still the norm; many of them struggled to support themselves afterwards, because racism kept them from being hired into any decent jobs.

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[–] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 43 points 1 week ago

Yeah, that's gonna do wonders for tourism. Another 1000,- for a family of four.

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