so, if you dj off a laptop you don't have the dead give away records
and you get through customs as a tourist.
or am i missing summink?
robin...
On 17 May 2004, at 23:58, Carissa Tintinalli wrote:
My guess is that we'll start seeing even more artists getting denied
entry into the U.S. Hopefully this won't affect Movement anymore, but
I wouldn't be suprised if it did.
The INS announced a couple of months ago that it was going to get
stricter with work visas for artists and entertainers. They feel that
this would be an easier route for terrorists to enter the country,
seeing as the requirements aren't as strict as those to obtain a
permanent work visa (i.e. needing a college degree or official
certification in your field).
But even beyond those reasons, the INS has more power than many
realize to deny people, and for a variety of reasons. If Ellen Allien
had even some misdemeanor charge for jaywalking on her record, they
could use that as reason to turn her back. Actually, they don't even
need a reason. They could have just thought "female techno dj from
Germany travelling with all these records.......hmmmm....this doesn't
appeal to my conservative outlook. DENIED!".
