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05-27-2008, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by timelesssymphony View Post
Japan times helps break it down, get married win the Olympics or forget it:
Arbitrary rulings equal bad PR | The Japan Times Online
I need to keep a copy of that article bookmarked so I can send it to anyone who gripes about the U.S. Immigration policy being unfair when we try to enforce it.

I can see both sides of this issue in Japan. There is serious overcrowding, so why would they want more people - especially foreigners which will inevitably change their culture. On the otherhand, they are not retaining or acquiring the professional class of the workforce, which will eventually hurt their culture too.

However, there is no excuse for not standardizing the process and opening decisions up for review.


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