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August 14, 1940
Mcallen Daily Press
Mcallen, Hidalgo County, Texas
What is this article about?
In El Paso, a U.S. State Department visa division official met with border city delegations to discuss accelerating visa issuance for Mexican citizens affected by new July 1 regulations, which invalidated crossing cards and caused an 80% trade loss in Mexican border communities.
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State Dept. Hears Of Trouble Visas Made
EL PASO, Aug 14—(UP)—A Representative of the U. S. state department met today with delegations from border cities to discuss plans for speeding up issuance of visas to Mexican citizens whose crossing cards were invalidated by new regulations last July 1.
E. B. Coulter, acting chief of the state department's visa division, was confronted by complaints from border towns that the new regulations which went into effect July 1 requiring residents of Mexican border communities to obtain new crossing visas had drastically reduced business on the Mexican side.
"We have experienced an 80 per cent loss in trade since the order went into effect," C. F. Reynolds, secretary of the Calexico, California, chamber of commerce
EL PASO, Aug 14—(UP)—A Representative of the U. S. state department met today with delegations from border cities to discuss plans for speeding up issuance of visas to Mexican citizens whose crossing cards were invalidated by new regulations last July 1.
E. B. Coulter, acting chief of the state department's visa division, was confronted by complaints from border towns that the new regulations which went into effect July 1 requiring residents of Mexican border communities to obtain new crossing visas had drastically reduced business on the Mexican side.
"We have experienced an 80 per cent loss in trade since the order went into effect," C. F. Reynolds, secretary of the Calexico, California, chamber of commerce
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Visa Regulations
Border Trade Loss
El Paso Meeting
Mexico Crossing Cards
What entities or persons were involved?
E. B. Coulter
C. F. Reynolds
Where did it happen?
El Paso
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
El Paso
Event Date
Aug 14
Key Persons
E. B. Coulter
C. F. Reynolds
Outcome
80 per cent loss in trade since july 1 regulations
Event Details
State department representative met with border city delegations to discuss speeding up visas for Mexican citizens invalidated by new July 1 regulations; complaints of reduced business on Mexican side.