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Jasmine Crockett to Pam Bondi:

So much respect for Jasmine Crockett.

Adam Kinzinger's avatar

Tell me again why we’re letting a 78 year old, legit smelly, odorous, frail, loser old man who bankrupted a CASINO bankrupt the country?

Congress? Any answers?

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When might city council wards be redrawn to reflect growth? How much did local drug take-back efforts collect this past weekend? And Jerome residents are invited to Station 210 to see it up close.
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This man is one of a kind!

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Friday open thread: What do you think of a possible US visa ban on CCP members and relatives?
Erik's avatar

I think this whole "ban the CCP" debate is fueled by a misunderstanding about how immigration law works. Currently, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the principle mechanism to decide whether a person is "qualified" for a nonimmigrant visa is section 214(b) of the INA: "Every alien shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer, at the time of the application for admission, that he is entitled to a nonimmigrant status". This means …

Thomas Kruemmer's avatar

The arrogance that stands behind this "Every alien shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer, at the time of the application for admission, that he is entitled to a nonimmigrant status" is absolutely fascinating.

Guilty, until proven innocent. Ridiculous.

Yes, interesting that this law is only applicable to non-immigrant visa interviews conducted by the Department of State overseas. Even other US federal agencies like USCIS cannot refuse an application on this basis.

There has been some noise from congress about changing this over the years because it is a frequent cause of constituent complaints, but no serious effort to change it has been mounted to my knowledge.

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