So, less greenhouse gases?
if you need to eat and decide not to go to your usual restaurant for whatever reason... do you stop eating altogether?
Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March
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#22Finally the Republicans have done something good to help fight climate change. Less flights, less jet fuel exhaust.
People are still travelling, just not to the newest oligarchy.
Re: Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March
#23Countries all over the world are issuing US travel warnings. If there's an error or mistake on your visa you risk being detained by ICE for weeks on end or even end up in the Gulag in El Salvador.
For European visitors, they can see the fascism miles away. A lot of Europe was occupied by Hitler while the US wasn't. The extraordinary claim that Musk's salute wasn't a Nazi salute is mind boggling. Even when people have seen it side by side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Zwiv8erk0
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#24Act crazy and people stop coming to your house.
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#25Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Me, can I come in?
I don't know, come in and we'll find out.
...ok
WHAT THE HELL WHY DID YOU COME IN YOU'RE NOT WELCOME HERE
...sorry but you said-
I DON'T CARE WHAT I SAID.
...OK fine I'll just be leaving.
OH YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST LEAVE? YOU CANT LEAVE! You'll be locked in my dank basement for the next five days while I fill out the paperwork for you to be dragged out of the house!
But I just said I'm willing to leave voluntarily!
Re: Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March
#26Flying to NY for a long weekend was a thing. Now people here only say it sarcastically.
Re: Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March
#27>This newsletter doesn’t delve into politics, and the reason for this change is both pretty obvious and not in need of further discussion here.
Can someone state the obvious for me please?
The two thoughts in my head were "this is because tourism is down" and "this is because migrants/asylum seekers aren't crossing the border at the moment".
I would think you'd draw different conclusions if it's one or the other, but, regarding the latter, I don't know how many of them cross the border at the border and how many typically do it with a plane ticket.
Re: Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March
#28Americans do not understand how much press there is outside the US about tourists from Ireland / Germany / Canada getting locked up in ICE jails for weeks on end. It's one thing to refuse entry to someone who doesn't have the right documents. The fear goes to a completely different level once people see tourists getting locked up. As someone who lived in the US for 22 years legally and most of my social and business…
Exactly this. If someone from "high tier" countries like Canada and Germany can get locked up in ICE jails for several weeks imagine someone like me from a peripheral European country. Even worse, my youngest brother that has a more "tanned" appearance. tattoos, and a beard.
I won't be visiting the US for the foreseeable future (used to go several times per year for work), just not worth the risk.
Re: Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March
#29Americans do not understand how much press there is outside the US about tourists from Ireland / Germany / Canada getting locked up in ICE jails for weeks on end. It's one thing to refuse entry to someone who doesn't have the right documents. The fear goes to a completely different level once people see tourists getting locked up. As someone who lived in the US for 22 years legally and most of my social and business…
I think the news feeds within the US may be approximately equal in their delivery of "this is good change" versus "this is catastrophic change", whilst internationally it's almost entirely "this is catastrophic change" with minor pockets of intolerance apologia.
I'd be interested in alternate viewpoints since I may be in a bleeding-heart, empathetic, progressive, consequence-considering news bubble.
My reasoning is that a family member who lives in the US said that they feel protected / insulated because they're in a deep blue state. I don't feel this is representative of reality, or at least they should be more alarmed than they sounded.
Re: Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in March
#30Americans do not understand how much press there is outside the US about tourists from Ireland / Germany / Canada getting locked up in ICE jails for weeks on end. It's one thing to refuse entry to someone who doesn't have the right documents. The fear goes to a completely different level once people see tourists getting locked up. As someone who lived in the US for 22 years legally and most of my social and business…
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