Asia, International , Iraq, Politics
Iraqis employed by U.S. government to benefit from expanded visa-granting
By John Hockenberry and Katherine Lanpher
July 25, 2008, 07:10 AM
The Embassy of the United States in Baghdad announced Thursday it will expand its visa-granting program. The program aims to help Iraqi employees of the American government obtain visas, and ultimately citizenship, in the United States.
Guest: Alyssa Rubin, New York Times Baghdad Correspondent
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