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...gates of Fortress Europe moved closer to the locked position last week when Sweden and Denmark announced new immigration restrictions that require Bosnians, as well as Croats, Macedonians and Serbs, to arrive with a valid visa. At the same time, Sweden has told 40,000 Bosnians now in residence that they can stay, but Denmark says its 14,000 Bosnians will be sent home when the civil war in the former Yugoslavia ends. The Danes should not hold their breath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe Slams the Door | 7/19/1993 | See Source »

...mosque in Faiyum, southwest of the capital. But Abdel Rahman is almost certain to fight extradition on grounds that he is charged with a political crime. If in the < end he is deported rather than extradited, the sheik can argue it should be to Sudan, since his last visa was issued in Khartoum, now a hot spot of Islamic fundamentalism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Martyrs for The Sheik | 7/19/1993 | See Source »

...farce began in 1990, when the American Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan issued the blind cleric a visa, somehow overlooking the fact that Rahman was on the United States "watch list"--American intelligence had already marked him as a suspected terrorist...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: Time to Shake Down the Sheik | 7/6/1993 | See Source »

...letter is that the high SAT scores attained by Asian-American students is proof that their culture values education. This is another example of his faulty reasoning. The first and second generation immigrant communities in American represent a small percentage of their respective races. The U.S. visa application process favors highly educated professionals and aggressive working class applicants. These people have a drive to succeed which they likely transmit to their children. There was no such selection process in order to become an American or West Indian slave. Seen in this light, higher academic achievement is not a reflection...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: So's Letter Ignores Reality of Educational System | 5/26/1993 | See Source »

...story of Abdel Rahman's visa shows a need for reform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 5/24/1993 | See Source »

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