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Originally Posted by ChrisV
While I haven't had anything like that, I have been treated impolitely at LAX and have heard stories from friends of impolite treatment there. Entering the country at SFO was a lot better, sample size of 1 though.
I have flown to the US a few times (NY, LA, Chicago, Miami, San Diego, Boston, Las Vegas) and the treatment by immigrations officials was generally poor (Vegas is the exception where the treatment level reaches tolerable). Definitely the worst of any country I have been to. Low paid grunts on power trips. What are going to do? You just got off a 10-12h flight and all you want is get to your hotel. Give them lip and risk being refused entry? Then on subsequent trips you have to check the box for "previously refused entry" for super special treatment.
I told my girlfriend about some of the recently reported incidences at US airports and she said that she doesn't want to travel to the US in the foreseeable future.