according to ellen's publicist, she's working on getting in. so check with the venue the day of to find out i guess
On Tue, 18 May 2004, robin wrote: > > 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!". > >
