So what's you point? Vivec wrote: > And one of the primary reasons for Chicago's Loss? > Draconian border control policies for tourists. > > "Yesterday, Chicago lost its bid for the 2016 > Olympics (which went to Rio de Janiero instead), and it's looking very > likely that [0]US border procedures were one of the main factors which > knocked Chicago out of the race: 'Among the toughest questions posed to > the Chicago bid team this week in Copenhagen was one that raised the > issue of what kind of welcome foreigners would get from airport officials > when they arrived in this country to attend the Games. Syed Shahid Ali, > an I.O.C. member from Pakistan, in the question-and-answer session > following Chicago's official presentation, pointed out that entering the > United States can be "a rather harrowing experience." ... The exchange > underscores what tourism officials here have been saying for years about > the sometimes rigorous entry process for foreigners, which they see as a > deterrent to tourism.' > > >
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