A plane lands at SFO on Thursday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty)
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The United States has long been a hot spot for international travelers, with millions of people from around the world spending hundreds of billions of dollars here every year. President Trump, however, is doing everything he can to scare them away by turning the US into a dystopian authoritarian nightmare.
With tourists being rounded up by immigration agents and held in terrible conditions for weeks for no good reason, a lot of people who might have wanted to come see the US are deciding that maybe it’s not such a good idea after all. ...
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