Chad Irby wrote in message .com...
In article ,
"nobody760" wrote:

So the message is visiting the USA is more trouble than its worth so I'll go
some place else.

Yeah, that two minute fingerprinting and photo is *sooo* hard after a
six-hour plane flight...

...and even with that, it's still going to be faster than most customs
checks in 99% of the countries in the world.

US Customs lines are much longer than anyplace else I've gone through
customs. The last time through US customs was pre 9-11 and it took
over an hour to clear immigration and customs (and I'm a US citizen by
birth). I spent about 10 minutes in the El Salvador International
Airport processing my tourist card then 2-3 additional minutes going
through customs, 5 minutes in Honduras at the International Airport in
San Pedro Sula processing my tourist card and 2-3 minutes at customs.
Both of these during the peak Christmas travel season 2003.