Can someone clarify why the author talks specifically about Trump's America? This kind of excessive profiling at ports of entry happened under GWB and Obama too. I have heard many anecdotes in the last 15 years. Is there a provable and statistically significant increase in intensity or number of such incidents? In its absence, we should settle for a prior for likelihood-of-being-profiled that is defined by pre-Trump rates. We can't arbitrarily update this prior based on our political opinions.
