The NY Daily News reported that the bid was lost because of the complicated Immigration system in the United States. “A member of the International Olympic Committee from Pakistan,” Syed Shaid Ali said that the U.S. lost some of “its juice as a destination for foreign tourists."
Ali noticed that the ability for foreigners to enter the U.S. would be an upsetting “experience.”
President Obama responded by saying that, “America at its best is open to the world” and along with the “White House and State Department,” he would try to make the process easier for international visitors.
The loss of the Chicago Olympic bid is a “victim of America’s Broken Immigration System,” as stated by the Immigration Policy Center. President Obama said that “the U.S. is open for business, but our nation’s actions have proved quite the opposite.”
This outcome should serve as an indication that an immigration reform law needs to be promptly discussed and approved.
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