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Foreign Countries Issue Travel Warnings About the U.S.

For decades, the U.S. State Department has issued citizen travel advisories to Americans, cautioning them or warning them about the dangers of traveling to certain countries.

But now, as foreign travel to the U.S. is dropping in numbers, it seems that one reason is that 40 countries are reciprocating with their own warnings about America.

Austria cites racial discrimination. Australia, the Bahamas and Belgium are cautioning their citizens about gun violence in America. India warns about hate crimes in the U.S. And South Korea warns about mass shootings.