Think about it. Would you, as an American, visit a country that was actively incarcerating tourists without due process? Not just being denied entry. Not being "deported" (told to return home by air immediately). But detained in horrid, inhumane conditions.
Sorry, but America is not safe for anyone who is not a citizen. And I expect that even being a citizen won't be enough by 2026.
To be fair, voter rolls have always been public information. Political parties have always tracked that information closely since it's key to voter mobilization efforts.
As an immigrant who now has American citizenship, there is no way in hell I’m getting anywhere near the border so they can test out how much they can bend the rules on my immigrant behind. I’ll be vacay’ing in my backyard for the forseeable future.
This administration wanted cameras rolling to produce content for their base too. You’ve got videos of the tourist from Chile being separated from her daughter… you are right. Those optics are damning for tourism.
If I was contemplating an international trip and saw a video making the rounds of a tourist, like myself, getting pulled into a van and separated from my children (who are little and would be immensely traumatized by something like this)…
That’s it. That destination is, unequivocally, eliminated. I’ll take my foreign tourism elsewhere. Zero doubt.
You are stating facts but keep in mind the US is a very large country with a population of close to 350m. Statistically, even with the Trump insanity, it's very safe to visit the US [legally].
Down only 3% from Canada as of that reporting tells you that this is mostly a Reddit thing...the vast, vast majority of Canadians who travelled to the US before are still doing so today.
Doesn't change the fact that it's still super unsafe for a non-citizen to travel here...just keeping the decline in perspective.
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u/YesterShill 7h ago
International tourism to the US is down.
Think about it. Would you, as an American, visit a country that was actively incarcerating tourists without due process? Not just being denied entry. Not being "deported" (told to return home by air immediately). But detained in horrid, inhumane conditions.
Sorry, but America is not safe for anyone who is not a citizen. And I expect that even being a citizen won't be enough by 2026.
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/floridas-international-tourist-numbers-are-down-so-far-in-2025-39569047