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The United States wants to force British citizens of Pakistani origin to apply for visas before travelling across the Atlantic because of the threat they pose to America's security, it was reported yesterday.
Four young Britons with links to Pakistan were convicted this week of a conspiracy to cause explosions and Pakistan has figured in some way or other in several of British terror plots in recent years. Of course, terrorists such as Richard Reid or Jermaine Lindsay had nothing to do with the country.
At the moment all British citizens can visit the US for three months without applying for a visa. But the US authorities are reported to be pressing for that to change for British citizens of Pakistani origin, although the Foreign Office says it will resist any move to divide Britons along ethnic lines.
What do you think? Would forcing Britons of a certain ethnic group to apply for US visas be sensible? Would it even be practical? Would it provoke even more anti-US feeling among British muslims than is the case already?
If it ever happened, should the UK retaliate and, if so, how?
Should the US refuse to admit British Pakistanis without visas? - Telegraph
Four young Britons with links to Pakistan were convicted this week of a conspiracy to cause explosions and Pakistan has figured in some way or other in several of British terror plots in recent years. Of course, terrorists such as Richard Reid or Jermaine Lindsay had nothing to do with the country.
At the moment all British citizens can visit the US for three months without applying for a visa. But the US authorities are reported to be pressing for that to change for British citizens of Pakistani origin, although the Foreign Office says it will resist any move to divide Britons along ethnic lines.
What do you think? Would forcing Britons of a certain ethnic group to apply for US visas be sensible? Would it even be practical? Would it provoke even more anti-US feeling among British muslims than is the case already?
If it ever happened, should the UK retaliate and, if so, how?
Should the US refuse to admit British Pakistanis without visas? - Telegraph