Asklemmy

Having to explain how you ended up in a death camp in El Salvador when you came to visit legally as a tourist.

Trying to create an answer that is more universal than our current political situation.

It's too damn big. There isn't any such thing as visiting the USA. You can see a little tiny bit, and what you choose will color your viewpoint.

Vaguely gestures at everything.

*Gestures broadly*

Everything happening right now.

It's risky if you're any of the following:

• Black/brown, or from a non-white country
• Queer (ESPECIALLY if you're trans/NB, I left because it got that bad)
• A woman
• Disabled
• Have made left-leaning posts on social media

Even if you're none of those, there's always the chance that your next trip to the mall or store will become the next major event in your life. There's also the slim chance that you might get an all-expenses paid trip to El Salvador. Don't do it, it's not worth it.

You could get put in jail for no reason and risk being sent to a concentration camp.

Being detained upon arrival and immediately being sent back (if you're lucky) is just the start.

To not support USA financially

The USA.

1. Gun violence
2. Border control and immigration
3. Unaffordable healthcare

1. Spending your vacation money in the US is sending some of that money to Donald Dump and friends.

2. Seeing how tourists have actually been detained by ICE, it's not even a hypothetical, I'd say the chances of it happening to you are at the very least nontrivial. Given the choice of countries for my vacation, I choose the one where the chances of that are, in fact, trivial.

It's dangerous. People are a 35 times more likely to be killed by guns than my country.

Bit of a shithole innit

Dude just open a newspaper it's plainly obvious why not.

ICE

Having insufficiently pale skin.

cuz like 99% of what you spend will go to some rich fuk

Trump

Guns

Trump supporters with guns

gestures around broadly wellll

I guess if you look brownish, it can be a risky endeavour, depending on where you want to visit exactly. But what do I know, I've never been there

If you're white or have a posh Northern European accent, then you'll probably be ok.

If you're brown and have a Southern or Eastern European accent, then you'll be considered "Mexican". And possibly mistreated as the hired help or favored slave.

If you're black, you may get shot by police or persecuted by ICE.

I'd recommend wiping your phone before going. And some of our busiest airports have gotten more dangerous lately.

Other than that, you'll be fine.

Hmmmmmm

• Well, if your not Hitler yourself, you will be put in a KZ.
• if youre a Woman. KZ.
• You have a Gun? KZ.
• You dont have a gun? KZ.
• Youre black? KZ.
• You have porn on your Phone? KZ.
• They suspect youre a terrorist bc you dont have porn? KZ.
• You have Money? KZ so they can cease it.
• You dont have Money? KZ bc poor.
• You have long hair? Youre trans, KZ.
• You have short hair? Trans man, KZ.
• You go to a mens Toilet? KZ.
• You go to a womens Toilet? KZ.
• You go to a Toilet with no Indication if its Mens or Womens? Non binary, KZ.

Want more?

It really depends on what part of the USA. New Mexico, New York,texas,etc are very different experiences. Some good some bad

The current policies in place by the trump administration make it a little more difficult to visit. Generally it is fine to visit. I have visited int he last and enjoyed the experience.

Disclaimer: this depends a lot on where you are travelling from, I'm just relaying things I've heard from friends

If you are travelling with women, they (and you) are likely to be questioned to check for "sex trafficking" reasons. You are likely to have to strip for no other reason than the officer wanting to (regradless of the previous point) If you don't pass as white, or dare speak a latin language, you are likely to face hostility. The food is bad

Are you fucking kidding me? JUST FUCKING LOOK AT IT.

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