1982 - ANGEL RAMA (Uruguayan Scholar)


Tenured University of Maryland professor, Angel Rama, called his visa difficulties his "Catch 28," after the subsection of the McCarran-Walter Act invoked to deny him permanent residency. After swearing under oath that he had never been a Communist, Rama was unable to understand the denial. "The burden of proof is entirely upon the individual seeking to establish his residency," he said.