Personally, knowing the way US immigration now works, I'd rather be denied a visa than be denied boarding, let alone entry after landing. At least with a visa you can do some planning. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
Even though corporations could just get people visas just in case because they have the time and resources to do it they prefer visa-free travel.
This is not really about the average citizen or about protecting civil liberties since the Council came up with a regulation which was even worse than the one the Commission came up with the previous time, regarding data exchange. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
