State Department Grants Temporary Visas to Buddhist Monks

September 18, 2002

Source: Daily News

On September 18, 2002 Daily News reported that "Buddhists in Borough Park [NY] had their prayers answered when two Chinese monks with visa problems got clearance to dedicate the congregation's new temple. Faced with the prospect of canceling their long-awaited ceremony, distraught temple members contacted Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Queens/Brooklyn). Weiner called the State Department on their behalf, and the monks then were granted temporary visas."