Comment by kybernetikos
10 years ago
I actively avoid the US these days because the last time I went, we spent ages in a queue being shouted at by irate border control folk and then were required to have our fingerprints taken. This was just for a vacation.
This isn't common knowledge amongst travellers, but if you have travelled to the US at least once since 2008 and have a valid ESTA, you can use automated passport control like the US citizens now - saves a ton of time and from having to queue up in the longer line.
If the airport staff there actually knows about the rule. Too often you are just sent to the back of the regular line before being given the chance of using the machine.
(And it does not allow for entering on visa.)