Australian officials said Louis Farrakhan had not yet submitted the papers necessary to enter the country. Even if the Nation of Islam leader, who is on a world tour, were to submit such papers, there is mounting pressure for his exclusion on the grounds that he has often been involved in the promotion of racism.
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