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> I suspect that much of the hysteria surrounding the tightening of border controls is a result of selective reporting.

A >0.01% chance of being indefinitely detained and eventually deported/expelled is actually a risk that people are rational to consider when traveling to the US. Low probability * extremely high penalty = medium risk.

The fact that <99.99% of travel is routine does not change that calculation.



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