From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >NAFTA did result in new visa types, but IIRC they're for temporary   
   >workers--not a category he was applying for admission under since he   
   >wasn't going to "work" in the US.  And I'm not sure he could apply for   
   >that at the port of entry anyway, as he could a tourist visa.   
      
   NAFTA TN visa-like-things are issued at the border, but they're for   
   people going to work a specific high demand jobs.  Sounds like a   
   green card was indeed the least bad practical option for your guy.   
      
   If he had a green card, he was subject to US income tax.  How'd that   
   work out?   
      
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