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US Congress Mulls Tibetan Exile Visas

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May 28, 2013
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US lawmakers debating a landmark immigration bill have agreed to provide 5,000 US visas for displaced Tibetans in Nepal and India over the next three years in an effort to support the refugee community and as a response to China's suppression of the Tibetan people.

The move is partly because of increasing pressure on the part of Beijing in the Himalayan …

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