Re: Muslim Scholars Banned from US

[Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>]

At 7:47 AM -0500 9/22/04, ken hanly wrote:
> State Department Bans Distinguished Muslim Scholar
>
> by Jade Sanchez-Ventura
<snip>
> Notre Dame's president told the South Bend Tribune that Ramadan's
> case was part of an ongoing pattern, saying, "It's becoming
> progressively difficult to get [foreign] graduate students and
> faculty here."
>
> His observation was supported by a press release issued by the
> American Immigration Lawyer's this month that noted: "The Ramadan
> visa denial illustrates the reason that many from the Muslim world
> feel unwelcome in the United States. A recent report from the
> Association of American Universities states that at least 60 Muslim
> scholars were prevented from starting their academic programs on
> time last fall on account of delayed security checks."
>
> "There has been a 10-20 percent drop in the number of visas issued
> since 2001 for all visitors to the United States," the group added.
> "Visa applications themselves decreased 15 percent between 2002 and
> 2003, as anticipated delays and denials caused prospective visitors
> to decide not even to apply for a U.S. visa."

I hope that eventually newly restrictive border controls will have
such negative economic impacts (affecting business travel, tourism,
scientific research and education, etc.) as to compel the abolition
or at least relaxation of the new regulations.
--
Yoshie

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