Could US visa restrictions played a part in Chicago losing Olympic bid?
It’s kind of embarrassing that even with the star power of the First Family and Oprah Chicago lost its bid for the Olympics. But if we had to lose, Rio was the best alternative. Chicagoans react in disbelief in the city’s Daley Plaza upon hearing the city was among the first to be eliminated in its bid for the Olympics. (Photo: Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune) In a country that is mired in poverty and crime, the Olympics can bring not only jobs but force its government to take seriously the problems that plague its citizens, otherwise, risk having its dark side seen by billions of people worldwide. No country wants that. The goal of most countries is to welcome visitors to their cities. Yet, in an interesting analysis of why Chicago lost its Olympic bid, one writer noticed in a New York Times article and exchange that happened during the Q&A following the Chicago presentation that he thinks caused Chicago’s early elimination. It looks as if the Bush administration policy on making it
