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I am UK born, I have visited America twice and both times was a difficult experience and I am not a minority. The Good old US of A has turned into a place to avoid. I have had less issues visiting North Korea. They checked I had a phone, they looked at is visually in-front of me and handed it back. They never noted down any numbers, they did not ask me to unlock it. They ask you to log what you are bring into the country, books, money, electronic devices. By contrast America is scared of its own shadow, time and time again over-reacting, shoot first, there is no intelligence on the ground, where you need it most. I shall be avoiding the place and I have not lost out.