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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:26 PM
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Tight Visa Rules Hurt U.S. Business, Companies Say
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By Wei Gu
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tightened border security has tripped up business plans in ways that threaten to hurt U.S. companies, and that problem has only been getting worse three years after Sept. 11, companies and immigration lawyers said.

For example, a high-profile China Business Summit organized by Dow Jones & Co. and Harvard University for this week was abruptly canceled because key people from China were not able to obtain visas in time.

About five to ten people from China had to drop out at the last minute, according to spokesman Julian Chang at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, who declined to name those who were unable to book their trips.
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Hey whats a country to do when everybody hates us out there!!! Let them all just come on in!!! Why not if it US Companies want it!!!
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schultzee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:51 PM
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1. Yea sure. Poor babies, they might have to hire an American, and
at least pay the minimum wage.
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:55 PM
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3. Ya lets Give Americans Minimum wage and Terrorist pay them
We are the only country who would let potential terrorists come in and work on our defense companies!!! Sorry Bush you can't have it both ways Terrorize Americans and yet let the borders run free with immigrants!!!
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w4rma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:54 PM
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2. Somebody call the Whaambulance.
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