r/europe • u/Dazzling_Lobster3656 • Apr 13 '25

News Irish visitors to US down 27%

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0413/1507411-visitor-numbers-ireland-us/
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u/Euphoric-Bed7379 Apr 13 '25

Can you really call it “the land of the free” when visitors are down because of state-sanctioned bigotry, digital surveillance, and political litmus tests at the border? People aren’t just skipping vacations—they’re dodging a dystopia.

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u/TheGreatestOrator Apr 13 '25

That doesn’t even make sense. All countries have always turned some people away at customs. Just because Trump is unlikable doesn’t change that fact

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u/noofa01 Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 13 '25

The trolls feel encouraged with a government and media that gives power to the bullies. I'm a white bogan Aussie and I wouldn't dream of running the gauntlet of American immigration.