this would be funny. of course it's NOT, it's absurd.
there must be a TON of rodrigo sanchez' in the world. to be denied entry into the united states (to perform music mind you, NOT for citizenship. after all his skin is NOT quite white enough for most) simply because your name is rodrigo sanchez is absolutely absurd
A Mexican guitarist who has become a star on the world music scene has said he has been denied entry to the US.
Rodrigo Sanchez of the group Rodrigo y Gabriela said his application to renew a visa had been refused and they had been forced to cancel part of a tour.
The US State Department refused because Sanchez has a similar name to a man who is banned from the US, he said.
Eight US gigs have been called off so far and Sanchez said it may take up to three months to resolve the situation.
A statement from the duo's record label ATO said Sanchez had been going in and out of the US with no problem during the last nine months before his P-1 Entertainer Visa ran out............
Rodrigo Sanchez of the group Rodrigo y Gabriela said his application to renew a visa had been refused and they had been forced to cancel part of a tour.
The US State Department refused because Sanchez has a similar name to a man who is banned from the US, he said.
Eight US gigs have been called off so far and Sanchez said it may take up to three months to resolve the situation.
A statement from the duo's record label ATO said Sanchez had been going in and out of the US with no problem during the last nine months before his P-1 Entertainer Visa ran out............
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The similarity was probably that his name was Sanchez.
I'm waiting for the day that the light clicks in on Bush's pea brain and he realizes that American Indians living on reservations are sovereign (he loves that word, sovereign), and then he tries to keep them out of 'Merica.
yup sanchez IS a very common name. there HAS to be a better way. the king's pea brain will never get any bigger. the holes just keep getting deeper though
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