My journey through the American immigration system as a computer engineer

Re:My journey through the American immigration system as a c... by tablespoon on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @05:27PM (#31346039)

> I was super upset after visiting China and returning to the USA. Our immigration people were so much more authoritarian scary than the Chinese had been. And the Chinese had this cool smiley computer interface where you rated the chinese immigration official for their interaction on the spot. So China was not only friendlier and more welcoming, but also more accountable.

I've seen those machines at Ikea in the US, though they did seem more common in China.

However, it's almost unbelievably superficial to rate "authoritarianess" by the anecdotal cheeriness of front like officials.

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Re:My journey through the American immigration system as a c... by crossroadsguy on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @08:43PM (#31347869)

But that’s specifically what OP mentioned - their own experience with front line officers and their conduct. So what else can be there if not “anecdotal”? Every commenter citing a separate research paper including surveys from millions (or thousands?) of people?

Or is it just fashionable on hn to drop a “ha, anecdotal!” comment?

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