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...stay. The hijackers didn't slink across the border at midnight or flash expertly forged passports; 13 of the 19 entered this country legally, on tourist, business or student visas. More than 7 million foreigners enter the U.S. on visas each year, and close to 3 million of them overstay their visas, just as three of the terrorists did. The Immigration and Naturalization Service, the federal agency charged with screening those who would cross our borders, "has essentially evolved into a welcoming agency," says Jim Dorcy, a 30-year INS veteran who is now a consultant with the Federation...
...parents had bought tickets to visit me during the summer itself. I’m glad that they came, and they’re not the type to overstay their welcome, so it was nice,” Amanda V.H. Thornton ’05 said...
...month moratorium on new student visas to foreign students. It would also encourage the INS to implement a long-planned electronic system to track the half-million foreign students studying in the U.S. Currently, there is no consistent system of making sure students don’t overstay their visas and no way to enforce their legal obligations regarding academic work...
...shall have been here as director for 12 years, and I have always believed that one should not overstay one's welcome," Kalb said. "12 years is a long time, and it made sense to me to provide an exciting place for students and faculty who wish to doresearch on press and politics...
THERE are two reasons why athletes tend to overstay their welcomes in the athletic arena. First, athletes have a tremendous desire to feed their egos and their bank accounts. Often when teammates, coaches and agents agree that retirement is the best option, athletes try to hang on. "Given a full year of good health," they reason, "I should be able to win the MVP." Having been told for so long that they are God's greatest gift to the sport, aging jocks may find it hard to believe that a new generation is coming to the fore...