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Visa policies create exclusion by their very existence. So its not entirely an unfair assumption. For those who are unaware visa policies are extremely discrim
by thewarrior 7y ago
Visa policies create exclusion by their very existence. So its not entirely an unfair assumption.
For those who are unaware visa policies are extremely discriminatory to people from African countries. You will not even be granted a tourist visa or even be allowed to attend a tech conference. You are stuck where you are born.
- taliesinb 7y agoCase in point from today’s Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/oct/01/oxford-professors-children-refused-visas-to-join-her-in-uk https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/oct/01/oxford-pro...
- LunaSea 7y agoI'm guessing that is done to prevent people from overstaying their visa.
- mandelbrotwurst 7y agoYou're saying that governments create visas to prevent people from overstaying their visas? Lol.
- LunaSea 7y agoNo, I'm saying that people from certain countries have a tough time getting visas because their co-nationals have a habit of overstaying their visa as a form of immigration. Thus making the host country clamp down on issuing visas.
- yourbandsucks 7y agoCertain countries like Ireland? Hmmm... I wonder when that clampdown on Irish visa grants is coming..
- xvedejas 7y agoThis is why ICLR will be held in Ethiopia next year. It's a known problem in the ML research community.
- jolotriage 7y agoAfrican natural resources on the other hand glide across western international borders effortlessly.