carey9 wrote: "Gathering personal data and frisking everyone at the airport? EVERYONE? Really!!!!!! "Reports of" aren't much proof of something happening, best get in touch with TSA for further information."
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I suppose those iris scanners that are at every U.S. INS arrival station are imaginary?  They are not used for U.S. Citizens yet.  I have a friend in the Netherlands who has refused to visit the U.S. ever since the invasive measures were put in place for people traveling to the U.S. after Sept 2001.  Ironically Brazil reacted by requiring invasive measures (finger printing and iris scans) for travelers from the U.S. in a sort of tit for tat way.  The EU is now contemplating that U.S. travelers be required to get visas before visiting.  I wonder who we have to thank for this?