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...traditional mawashi loincloth and taping his feet just before a recent practice, Gorgadze says, "I know I would do well if I were given a shot." If something doesn't open up soon, he says, he will be forced to return to Georgia in January when his temporary visa expires. And that will probably be the end of his dream. "I don't really understand why the rule exists," he says with a shrug. "If I were Japanese, I would already be part of a stable, already be proving myself." While he doesn't speak more than a few words...
After Sept. 11, the State Department instituted stricter visa policies for many countries. Some students accepted at Harvard and elsewhere have missed enrollment deadlines while waiting for clearance...
...Some of the reasons institutions report are still problems with visas,” Ladd said, although she said the number of visa delays across the country was far smaller this year...
...they arrived. My grandparents, for example, who came to France from Algeria to live, work and build a better life, accepted the role of guest. They did all they could not just to fit in but to become invisible. Calling attention to themselves usually meant trouble--endless ID and visa checks from police, racist remarks and insults--so they avoided that. They tried as much as possible to integrate, and in doing so shut away their customs, language and heritage...
...Despite the pleas and pressure from the other leaders, Howard did not crack. He pointed to the problems of visa overstayers and the possibility that guest workers would be seen, and treated, as second-class labor. In Europe and Canada, unscrupulous operators have exploited seasonal foreign workers. And Australia's trade unions, already under siege, would strongly resist any attempts to further erode pay and working conditions. The country still carries the baggage of the White Australia Policy and the use of kidnapped South Sea islanders as laborers in Queensland's sugar plantations. As well, Howard does not want...