> > Tu quoque? The USA is certainly no paragon of visa issuing rectitude, > but I don't understand what rationale there might be for the > restrictions. Is it just tit-for-tat? I can respect that, I admire the
My point was only that it isn't that unusual even for democratic countries to impose special immigration requirements on media. > Some time over beers let me tell you my adventures baiting the US > Border Patrol while living in San Diego. I'm no fan of US immigration > policy... Sounds like fun..:-) My (personal) experiences of US immigration have actually been quite good..some places (in South America particularly) make it ridiculously difficult even if you actually jump through all the hoops. Atleast for the US (for tourist visas anyway), if you tick all the boxes and jump through the hoops, you'll most likely get your visa - the system is pretty streamlined now.. Eg: Ecuador does not require visas for citizens of most Western countries, but requires visas for Indian citizens (so far, quite standard), but there is a special rule that people of the *Sikh* religion need to get visas, irrespective of their citizenship. There's some pretty bizarre stuff floating around.. B
