11.   Videva spoke Tuesday at a Capitol Hill press conference sponsored by business and pro-immigration groups that are anxious to see the House approve more visas.

12.   President Ernesto Perez Balladares has denied reports that he had pressured officials to approve visas for Chinese citizens as part of an alleged immigrant smuggling scheme.

13.   Perez Balladares has denied he pressured officials to approve visas for Chinese citizens.

14.   A departmental spokeswoman said she would need to contact the relevant posts which processed applications to find out how many visas were approved.

15.   But one spokeperson said it was possible some might have had their visas approved.

16.   Cleare denied he knowingly approved visas based on forged documents.

17.   El Pasoans know very well how cumbersome the INS has become, both in approving visas and in monitoring the people who receive them.

18.   He also suggested that the Clinton administration approve a visa for Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to raise contributions in the United States for the party.

19.   He has long expressed an interest in visiting Japan, but Tokyo was reluctant to approve a visa while he was president.

20.   He is expected to register complaints about what the administration sees as unwarranted delays by Cuba in approving exit visas for Cubans eligible to immigrate to the United States.