According to a recent survey conducted by Expo Magazine, international travelers consider the process to enter the U.S. the “world’s worst.” According to the survey, which was sponsored by the Discover America Partnership there has been a “17 percent decline in overseas travel to the United States over the past five years and [a] 10 percent decline in business travel to the United States over the past year.”

The survey also found that 54 percent of international travelers believe American immigration officials are ‘rude’ and roughly two-thirds of these travelers believe they could be detained at the U.S. border due to a simple mistake or misstatement on their part.

“Foreign travelers are in agreement: The U.S. entry process is unpredictable and unfriendly to foreign visitors,” said Thomas Riehle, a partner with RT Strategies, the company that conducted the survey. “It's hurting America's image abroad and deterring many from visiting the United States.”