You really are dense. It is not about one pre-clearance facility. It is about ensuring a level playing field in a global marketplace. Unlike the US Government which taxes our industry to death, governments in places like the Middle East are heavily backing and promoting theirs. Are you willing to watch your own tax dollars diverted to further help their cause at the expense of your own career?

http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/mag...3_Maritime.pdf

Of course, given who you work for it probably doesn't matter to you. I get a good laugh though out of you mocking ALPA pay rates now vs. pre- 9/11 while you are sitting in the left seat wearing your "hip" uniform working for Sir Richard the Fabulous.