Airport Security Cost The US the 2016 Olympics

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Gabriel Rocha <gabe () seul org>
> Date: October 3, 2009 10:32:21 EDT
> To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Airport Security Cost The US the 2016 Olympics

>        On Oct 03 2009, David Farber wrote:
> |
> |    Begin forwarded message:
> |    From: Labmanager <[1]labmanager () gmail com>
> |    Date: October 2, 2009 9:50:16 PM EDT
> |    To: [2]dave () farber net
> |    Subject: Airport Security Cost The US the 2016 Olympics
> |    [3]http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/chicagos-loss-is-passport-c
> |    ontrol-to-blame/
> |    "Among the toughest questions posed to the Chicago bid team  
> this week in
> |    Copenhagen was one that raised the issue of what kind of  
> welcome foreigners
> |    would get from airport officials when they arrived in this  
> country to attend
> |    the Games. Syed Shahid Ali, an I.O.C. member from Pakistan, in  
> the
> |    question-and-answer session following Chicagos official  
> presentation,
> |    pointed out that entering the United States can be a rather  
> harrowing
> |    experience."
>
> The great irony in this is that it isn't an unpleasant experience  
> solely
> for foreigners. It is often that flying into the US I am given grief
> simply because I don't live in and US, yet am an American. "Why
> don't you live in the US?!" is a common question, in a not-at-all
> friendly tone. In fact, my wife, who is from New Zealand, tends to
> have a less unpleasant experience going through immigration in the
> US than I do.
>
> It is unlikely that this will change attitudes at the border, but
> it is nice that this kind of thing is recognized and has financial
> side effects on such a public scale. --Gabe



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