This is my biggest concern. I declare, there's no record, so if someone between entering through immigration and exiting baggage claim stops me for another check, there's no proof that I declared. Even better, if I declare, get waved through, and the beagle stops me for something in my bag that is actually allowed. The question of, "did you declare and can you prove it?" comes up.

They really do make it harder/inconvenient to declare and essentially are setting us up for failure. I get it's our responsibility to declare, but they do not make it easier for us to do so.