U.S. embassies enjoy huge fees from rejected visas
Citizens of Third World nations have become victims of American arrogance. How they had wanted to escape economic difficulties in their home countries, but could not due to strict issuance of U.S. visas overseas. Most often, a large number of those applying for tourist visas being rejected at U.S. consulates overseas. It is hard to imagine how much revenues the U.S government is making from the huge income derived from approved and rejected visa applications worldwide. And host governments are silently disgruntled as to the manner by which the U.S. consulates are accumulating enormously from visa fees, without any taxes paid to the host governments. Reading Mr. Eric Lucas' article "Tourist Trap", which appeared on L.A. Times (Feb. 19 issue), exemplifies at how the American consulates abroad are screening tightly every visa applicant who wishes to come over to America for pleasure or business trip. And visa officers couldn't care less if the applicant's intention i...