OK riddle me this: There is no such travel/tourism ban for Americans to North Korea yet(!) there is such a ban for Cuba, why? – PB/TK
Corker open to North Korea travel ban – By Austin Wright / June 20 2017
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker says Congress should consider legislation making it illegal for Americans to travel to North Korea, a day after the death of a U.S. college student who had been imprisoned there.
“It’s something we should seriously look at, because it affects our national security,” the Tennessee Republican said in an interview Tuesday. “It puts us in a very precarious situation. We have three Americans there now. We’re constantly having to get people out of the country.”
Corker’s Foreign Relations gavel gives him major sway over legislation dealing with U.S. travel abroad, and his remarks mean Congress is likely to at least explore the issue. The State Department is also looking at imposing new restrictions on U.S. travel to North Korea, which does not have diplomatic relations with the United States.
“We have been evaluating whether we should put some type of travel visa restriction on North Korea,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said at a House hearing last week. “We have not come to a final conclusion, but we are considering it.”
Continue to politico.com article: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/20/bob-corker-north-korea-travel-ban-239761
