START WITH MAKING THE TOURIST VISA...EASY TO GET...RIGHT AT THE BORDER...
PRESENTLY AN AMERICAN WISHING TO SEE THE TOURIST SITES IN MOSCOW OR ST PETERSBERG...MUST SUBMIT A DETAILED APPLICATION...IN ADVANCE AT THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON...WITH A $130 PROCESSING FEE...AND OFTEN AN "INVITATION" FROM A HOTEL TO GET A 30 DAY TOURIST VISA...!
THIS IS NUTS...
EASE THE VISA...ASAP...
THE US WILL ENCOURAGE RUSSIANS TO COME TO AMERICA WITH WORK VISAS...AS "CHEAP LABOR"...NO PROBLEM...
LETS EQUALIZE ACCESS TO BOTH NATIONS WITH AN EASY TOURIST VISA...
