First, I do not agree that it is easy to separate racism from the apparently simple and transparent question of what Shari L. Rosenblum calls "comply[ing] with U.S. regulations"--as if these regulations are simply a matter of rational efficiency. It's not that the regulations in question are entirely irrational, not at all, but doesn't a certain amount of paranoia figure into the list of countries selected for special treatment? Second, I think many of us are not concerned as much with the regulations as the way they are enforced, a way we find out of keeping with our ideals for the American justice system--ideals often trammeled but not thereby discredited. Finally, if even the very diligent Ms. Rosenblum, with all her "actual legal / historical facts" from the Federal Register, cannot entirely determine which papers filmmakers need to touch down on U. S. soil, then perhaps the regulations are not so simple and transparent as all that, nor so easy to comply with. Sincerely, Edward R. O'Neill ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]