[MamaDearest]

...marking an increase of over 100 percent in just the past 12 months.....What in the world is going on!?!?!

Do you suppose while people were concerned about Saudi control of the ports, the relief valves for Saudi visas were opened wide to relieve the steam?

Additional comments self-censored or I'd be admonished for my opinion of the apparent lack of restriction on "the other types of immigrants."

[Oorang]

Could very well be MamaD. I also wouldn't be surprised as the U.S. tends to do whatever the Saudis ask for as, I believe, our various administrations over the past few decades are willing to be held hostage, in a sense, via Saudi oil. Bob Baer wrote a very detailed and informative book on the subject.