Professor of Arabic barred from returning to U.S. from Canada

An asst. professor of Arabic at San Francisco State University has been stranded in Canada for three months, unable to return to campus, after the U.S. State Dept. canceled his visa and began reviewing his security status. He arrived in the U.S. 7 years ago, has an American wife and 2 children, and received his doctorate at the Univ. of Wisconsin.

"It does not mean that Dr. Salama is a bad guy. He is the kind of guy we need in this country right now." Which is why the government is going through such pains to insure that it's as painful and difficult as possible for him (and people like him) to get back into the United States of course.

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