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> The overwhelming majority of the tourists I encounter fall into the Millennial bracket, and I don't think it is possible for them to be less enthusiastic about visiting the US

I’m a millennial with lots of international millennial friends. Nobody likes these measures. But getting into most countries is no walk in the park. As much as I hate to admit this, the pressure to end these policies will never come from tourists.

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Depends on where you are coming from.

Most of the Europeans that come through have the financial means and strong enough passports to go pretty much anywhere they please. Same goes for most Japanese and Chinese.

My Arab customers however have the money, but getting a visa is a near impossibility.

EU travelers should understand - because the EU screens social media as part of visa applications too.

I don't think it is any one issue for them, rather more like "all of the above".

To the best of my knowledge there is no such thing.

False: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/

>> "have the financial means and strong enough passports to go pretty much anywhere they please. Same goes for most Japanese and Chinese"

Chinese passport is one of the worst in the world as far as travel goes. [1][2]

[1] https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Chinese_...

That doesn't seem to prevent millions of them from traveling every year.

It's a country with over a billion people, so it's possible.

If you have money and a clean background you can go anywhere you want (with some exceptions), regardless of your passport. There are companies you can contact who will handle the entire visa process for you.

This is unfortunately not true for most people coming from the Arab world.

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