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December 9, 2011

China
South African Visa for the Dalai Lama: It All Comes Out

Wits University students and lecturers hold placards as they take part in a public march to protest the cancellation of the Dalai Lama's visit to South Africa, in Johannesburg October 5, 2011. (Siphi…

South African Visa for the Dalai Lama: It All Comes Out
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

January 20, 2016

Education
Visa Overstays and Illegal Immigration: Finally, Some Real Numbers

After several years of promising, the Department of Homeland Security this week finally delivered its first report documenting the number of "visa overstays" -- travelers to the United States who com…

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Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America

April 17, 2012

Education
Visas and Travel: One Step Forward, Two to Go

Large, bureaucracies are notoriously difficult to move, but when they do it can sometimes happen with extraordinary speed. Consider what has happened on U.S. visa processing over the past six months …

President Obama speaking in front of Cinderella's Castle at Disney World's Magic Kingdom on January 19, 2012 (Kevin Lamarque/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America

March 25, 2010

United States
Visa Overstay Tracking - Progress and Pitfalls

Edward Alden testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security on the obstacles preventing the U.S. government from accurately identifying those who come lawfully to the United States but t…

Testimony by Edward Alden

January 19, 2012

Homeland Security
Faster, Safer, and Smarter: A Modern Visa System for the United States

Introduction The U.S. visa system is still not effectively focusing resources on those who pose a threat to our country. More than a decade after 9/11, foreign tourists, business travelers, studen…

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Policy Innovation Memorandum by Edward Alden and Liam Schwartz Renewing America