“Many of the changes in the global travel experience are attributed to the threat of terrorism and the need to make global travel more secure. But there are things that some of us experience through the process that are deeper than that: ritual humiliations that have been introduced to the process of travel that are designed to remind us that we are outsiders and unwelcome.

We are the ones who need certified bank statements covering a three-month period and proof of home ownership just to set foot on the embassy grounds.

Guest: Nanjala Nyabola - Kenyan writer, humanitarian advocate and political analyst