Increasing terrorist activities or attacks around the world have forced various nations to tighten their internal as well as external security measures. Britain may have the major ally of the US in the ‘war on terror’ after 9/11 attacks, the US government is planning to squeeze the visa laws for British residents of Pakistani origin only, which is a certain to embarrass the UK government. The new step of the US Homeland Security department possibly comes after the conviction of five men linked to al-Qaeda, mostly having roots in Pakistan, for 7/7 London bomb conspiracy. However, the latest plan of the US will not only affect the tourism industry of the nations but also mar the intimate relations with Britain. Post 9/11 security rules, which are more rigid than ever before, have deferred many foreign visitors that drain billions of dollars into the U.S. economy to travel the nation. Strict visa rules may keep few bad guys away from the nation but it will also deter many good guys to take a trip to the US. Moreover, there are probabilities of racial profiling that may well hit the integrity of the two, the US and Britain, nations.
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