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Harder to go to America
abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Started conversation Jul 29, 2003
• Foreign attendance at US English- language summer classes - usually about 150,000 - is down some 30 percent.
• The flow of au pairs arriving - about 12,000 a year - has slowed by roughly 10 percent in 2003.
• Hospitals are seeing a continued weakness in international-patient numbers, including a 23 percent drop at the world-famous Mayo Clinic since 2001.
• Overall visa applications dropped from 10.4 million in 2001 to 8.3 million in 2002. Visa approvals fell from 7.5 million in 2001 to 5.7 million in 2002.
http://www.csmonitor.com
It is getting harder to get into America. It is affecting the economy of many places. Along with the millions of people that are being rejected are millions of dollars. The Mayo clinic which used to get International patients has lost many to Germany where they can get an Emerency Medical visa in 24 hours, instead of several months to never. The Universities are loosing out on bright students and funds. 
Harder to go to America
zendevil Posted Jul 30, 2003
This affects somebody personally on hootoo, I will email you on this.
zdt
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Jul 30, 2003
Got your email 
So sad to hear, for everyone.
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Jul 30, 2003
good
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Jul 30, 2003
Damn glad that I got in when I did 
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Willem Posted Aug 3, 2003
Interesting development, separating US even more from 'the rest of us'.
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Aug 3, 2003
yep
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