Now the push is more towards straight humanitarianism, says Alexander Aleinikoff, who was general counsel for the Immigration and Naturalisation Service under Mr Clinton.

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Moreover, as head of the Justice Department, she is responsible for the Immigration and Naturalisation Service, which has its own institutional reasons for holding back.

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But it is also one of the toughest to get, requiring a personal interview and the ability to convince the Immigration and Naturalisation Service that you have done two years of work with the religion and have a role that is central to its practice.

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