Performance Visas: What's 'Culturally Unique?'

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Every year, the United States receives more than 20,000 visa applications from artists and musicians. Just 28 government officials determine which foreign performers are up to snuff. Today: a look at the controversial criteria for performance visas. We talk with Wall Street Journal reporter Miriam Jordan and New York-based immigration attorney M. Arda Beskardes.

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