> Last time I arrived back into the States, the immigration officers checking passports were full on wearing bullet proof vests.
I assume it's because they are full officers of US Customs and Border control. They are usually armed as well.
Re:Geneva Airport Cuts Wait Times by Half
by resolaibohp on Thursday June 16, 2016 @01:54PM
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If you walk into a USCIS office building in the US they are all wearing bullet proof vests too. I thought it was overkill personally.
This was not my experience. In the Honolulu office everyone except the guards were wearing aloha.
From crossing the border between the US and Canada regularly both US and Canadian officers are equipped with gear and armed. They are likely Bulletin Proof or Stab Jackets. You really never know what is going to happen
From trying to make revenue by creating "premium security" (see also pre-check, are you kidding me with this?), to reducing their workforce after already hiring the most apathetic, underpaid, and undereducated people I've encountered running security for airports.
Flying to Japan several times this year via LAX, airports in the US are not only some of the worst run (security-wise), but also the most unwelcoming anywhere I've been.
Last time I arrived back into the States, the immigration officers checking passports were full on wearing bullet proof vests. What is that about? What kind of way is that to welcome anyone into the country?