Posted on 05/22/2014 10:40:29 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Promoting travel to the U.S. as a job creator, President Barack Obama wants to make it easier for people from other countries to visit the 50 states and spend money at their hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions and other businesses.
Obama planned to discuss the economic benefits of tourism to the U.S. and the latest steps he is taking to boost it at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, on Thursday.
Obama acted two years ago to speed the processing of tourist visas for visitors from China and Brazil, steps that have dramatically reduced the length of time people from those populous countries must wait for approval to travel to the U.S., said administration officials who previewed the president’s trip for reporters.
On Thursday, he will tackle the flip side of the problem: long waits for processing at U.S. airports and other ports of entry once tourists arrive. …
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Dreamer Tourist’s
Does this idiot ever take a break from running his mouth? I think he should just go play golf for the rest of his term.
How about getting Andy to allow fracking so upstate doesn’t continue to be tobacco road.
How about a visit to a VA hospital so Obama can see for himself what’s going on?
Funny isn’t upstate NY an islamist training ground?
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.5079/pub_detail.asp
Yeah, pitching (well, maybe I should use a different term) the Baseball Hall of Fame to attract foreign tourists. After all, baseball is so popular overseas....
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