Trump Ends Illegal Immigration By Revoking Legal Immigration
The Trump administration announced Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas since President Donald Trump returned to office, delivering on the conservative promise to halt illegal immigration by first making legal immigration considerably less legal. The State Department said many cancellations followed “law enforcement encounters” involving allegations of drunken driving, theft, assault and fraud. Officials declined to say how many visa holders were convicted, explaining through their actions that court proceedings remain an inefficient obstacle between suspicion and punishment. Under the streamlined system, an accusation can now complete the work of a judge, jury and several years of appellate review before lunch.
Trump described the policy as the strongest border in American history because it allows the border to pursue people long after they crossed it with government permission. “You can have papers, perfect papers, the most beautiful papers anybody has ever seen, and we can still decide the papers were only kidding,” Trump said. “That is what makes the border powerful. A weak border stays in one place. Our border follows you home.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised the cancellations as “continuous vetting,” a reassuring term meaning foreign visitors must effectively pass their background checks every day, plus any afternoon when a federal employee discovers an objectionable arrest report, protest photograph or social media opinion.
Administration officials emphasized that a visa is a privilege rather than a right, unlike the newly protected constitutional privilege of being presumed guilty by database notification. The revocations also mark a major victory over bureaucratic waste: instead of spending taxpayer money determining whether an allegation is true, the government can cancel a visa immediately and allow the former holder to investigate the matter from another continent. White House aides said the same efficiency model could eventually be applied to passports, driver’s licenses, professional certifications and library cards, ensuring that no American document becomes dangerously dependent on due process. The United States has therefore secured its immigration system by making government permission temporary, evidence optional and legality retroactive.
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