After Chicago’s elimination from the Olympic bid, newspapers are reporting today that during the official Q&A session following the Chicago bid for the Olympic Games, I.O.C. member, Syed Shahid Ali, from Pakistan, asked President Obama how smooth it would be for foreigners to enter the United States for the Olympic Games because doing so can sometimes be "a rather harrowing experience."

These concerns clearly demonstrate the impression that US immigration policies leave on the world. The “not so” Friendly welcome that people across the world receive at a US port of Entry is harming business, higher education and families. The broken immigration system is hampering our nation’s ability to attract the best and the brightest and stay competitive with other nations around the world.

While other participating countries were questioned on Crime and Environmental issues, USA was particularly pushed on the Immigration policies.

This recent disappointment proves that immigration reform is not just a pressing domestic issue, but an international one as well.