That is a very good question. The airlines should treat first class passengers better; they paid for the privilege. But how can the airlines command, as a private company, the federal government to treat their best customers better?
Legally and ethically, it is like paying a high priced tax attorney to literally bypass a necessary audit.
Hmmm.
i did a little search and apparently the airlines control/pay for the area just before tsa thus they can give preferential treatment...maybe my beef is with the airlines?
I don’t know about other countries, but first class passengers as well as air crew get expedited through customs and immigration in Costa Rica. Don’t remember if this is true for U.S. as well. Come to think of it, the same was true 100 years ago. First class disembarked in New York, lower classes at Ellis Island.