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A BBC television host who had me on his show to talk about the ban couldnât believe taxpayers are being locked out. Even a taxi driver quizzed me earlier this week about it. She was speechless when I explained the India travel ban applies to our citizens. Sometimes, outsiders see what is happening clearer than we do ourselves.
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Australia is also the only nation to impose a hard cap on the number able to return, although a few other countries have systems which deliberately suppress demand. When Israel tried to limit arrivals to 3000 per day, the High Court struck it down. Australia only allows in about 6000 per week.