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To: RealMuLan who wrote (48919)	4/22/2004 2:02:50 PM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 74559

Now Hoping Hospital in Taipei has closed its outpatient wing because of patients with SARS symptoms discuss.agonist.org

To: RealMuLan who wrote (48919)	4/22/2004 3:46:49 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Indians turning their backs on the US By Siddharth Srivastava NEW DELHI - As a country racked by fears of terrorism, with a people disillusioned about the outsourcing of jobs to low-cost developing countries and the prevalent feeling that natives from other countries are not very welcome - the image of the United States as the "land of opportunity" still remains, but there are definite signs that the world's most powerful country is no longer the automatic first choice for an increasing number of Indians heading to Western environments for better living, jobs and education. In the past few months, due to the pressures of an election year, as well as perceived terrorist threats, US federal and state governments have taken a series of measures, all of which are not very encouraging for non-immigrant visitors to the country. Consider the following: due to fears of Indians eating into American jobs, as well as slowdowns, especially in the tech sector, the cap on H1-B visas has been reduced from 195,000 last year to 65,000 this year. H1-B visas are provided to workers with college diplomas in the fields of education, technology and health care. Out-of-work tech workers have been returning to India by the hordes. atimes.com