A lot of things have been said today that will be very helpful. but I think clarifying some of these issues might be useful for Members. It has been said that there is discrimination in this bill. It is important to note that the Visa Waiver Program discriminates on the basis of nationality. That is why there is only one country. Chile. in Latin America that is in the Visa Waiver Program. Everybody else has to go in for a visa interview. There are no countries in Africa that are eligible for the Visa Waiver Program. Everybody in Africa has to go in for an interview to get a visitors visa. There are only four sitesSingapore. Taiwan. Japan. and South Koreain Asia that are eligible. Everybody else has to go in for a visa interview. So a visa interview is not a terrible thing. It helps us understand what people are about. I include for the RECORD a letter from the U.S.
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