From Mansoura to Montana

11 Egyptian students from Mansoura University on an exchange program to Montana have disappeared:

(AP) WASHINGTON Eleven Egyptian students who arrived in the United States last month are being sought by authorities after failing to turn up for an exchange program at Montana State University.

The Egyptian men were among a group of 17 students who arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York from Cairo on July 29 with valid visas, according to U.S. authorities and university officials.

While a terrorist threat is certainly nothing to overlook, I bet they're finding undeclared jobs (an incredible number of cab drivers in New York appear to be Egyptian) and having a great time. In other words, pursuing the immigrant to America's dream for the past 200 years.

Comments

[Matthew Carrington]

Montana's a big place, maybe they got lost?

At any rate, there's already 12,000,000 people living illegally in the States (interestingly, only 3 are Canadian, and I happen to know one of them wants to go home), what's another 11?

[zazou]

or they were picked up by NSA who, like usual, hasn't told anyone.

[Green Data]

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[sophia]

They should be hunted down and deported, forthwith.

[Ajaii Burns]

Since 9-11 the US has gone paranoid about student visas and this will not help. The obviously pre-planned abuse of the student visa will drive them to be more paranoid and raise costs and prevent good people from learning and participating in cross cultural experiences.

Oh well at least they are not non-muslims abusing a Saudi visa or they'd never be heard from again.