Keeping out more than terrorists

摘要

" On the boats and on the planes/ They're coming to America/ Never looking back again/ They're coming to America." Neil Diamond might want to rethink the lyrics of his 1980 hit in light of recent developments. The number of overseas visitors to the United States (ie, excluding Canadians and Mexicans) has fallen by 17% since 2000. Last year, arrivals from western Europe dropped by 3%, despite the attractions of a weaker dollar and a record-breaking year for world tourism.