Post-Sept. 11 security laws have colleges scrambling

Taipei Times ^ | 07.21.03

[HadEnough]

Please...keep it civil. Your children might be surfing on Free Republic. What would they think?

[austinTparty]

Oddly, I don't let my children surf the Internet. In order to protect their innocence, I shield them from ignorant bigots and perverts and such vile spew as that which issues forth from your keyboard.

You still haven't answered my question. Why are you assuming that YOU are supporting MY family? Hmm? Your prejudices and your ignorance are boundless.

[PurVirgo]

Perhaps I have the wrong POV, but I would give my left foot to study abroad - mostly so I can see the world outside of the US.

An ex-boyfriend of mine dated a girl who was a resident of Belgium. After 9/11, she found out that her visa was probably not going to be renewed. So, they got married. It was a little sonner than they had hoped, and I certainly don't think she is here to learn "secrets".

The tin foil crew is out early tonight, eh?

[PurVirgo]

something about bricks and glass houses comes to mind...

[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

Afterall, the so-called "American" corporations need their future offshored employees well educated.

[goldilucky]

""We were just beginning to test the program in July 2001, and then 9-11 hit," said Catheryn Cotton, director of the International Office at Duke University, which was part of the SEVIS pilot program. "The new SEVIS system was written and pushed through so quickly that a lot of the kinks we worked out worked their way back into the system." "

Uh huh, sure they were! Somebody already had the heads up about 9-11. Isn't it such a coincidence how this was being tested at about the same time the Patriotic Act was being implemented. Things like this make one go hmmmmmm.

[staytrue]

IMHO, Jordan has been a relatively stable country and for the middle east, reasonably favorable to the US. Sometimes it doesn't hurt to have a few people visit and study in the US.

From Yahoo:

In 1987, King Abdullah II attended the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and was in residence there as a Mid-Career Fellow. He undertook Advanced Study and Research in International Affairs under the auspices of the ‘Master of Science in Foreign Service' Program.

[SpinyNorman]

Michael Brzezinski, director of the international students office at Purdue University, said that last summer 60 students at the Indiana school were denied visas or got them late, several for minor technical reasons. He said that until SEVIS is made more efficient, the trend will likely continue.

They should try applying for a gun permit in Massachusetts. Talk about delays and body cavity searches!! And I am a citizen for crying out loud!! My advice, if it means enought to you, apply early and beat the rush!

"There has been some damage done," he said. "I am aware of at least two government programs, in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, that are now sending their students to other countries."

I cannot find a single thing wrong with that. Until Saudi Arabia reigns in their terrorist Wahabbi mullahs, they can all go to the U. of France. Better to be safe than sorry (the lesson of 9/11).

[austinTparty]

Paranoia runs rampant.