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Trump is a rockstar. The USA has been giving the benefit of the doubt to all foreign nations for far too long.
Seems to me that most Americans have long forgotten that many foreign nations will use any means available to KILL US.
The Kids are innocent, but what about the adults that come with them?
Vet everything and everyone.
And who made that designation?Since Venezuela is listed as a "country of concern", that means no entry.
The potential threat is that someone could be coming under false documentation.And?
What is the threat? For decades, atheletes from these countries have attended sporting events in the United States. What security issues have occurred?
The potential threat is that someone could be coming under false documentation.
Or, they (or the people traveling with them) will immediately apply for asylum once they're here, adding to the clogging of an already-clogged system.
The "Olympic Village" concept is a surprisingly very tightly controlled environment.....threats which haave always existed.
If the US government is incapable of screening a youth baseball team, how will it handle thousands of athletes arriving for the World Cup next year? Or the Olympics thereafter?
Treating innocent kids as if they are a national security threat is shameful.
Why vet? Just shoot first, ask questions never. Everyone is trying to kill you!Trump is a rockstar. The USA has been giving the benefit of the doubt to all foreign nations for far too long.
Seems to me that most Americans have long forgotten that many foreign nations will use any means available to KILL US.
The Kids are innocent, but what about the adults that come with them?
Vet everything and everyone.
The United States. They were allowed to play baseball in Venezuela, not in the United States. It’s the US with the dumb prejudiced policy here.The law is the law.
If you were one of those kids, who would you blame?
The United States or Venezuela?
The United States.
They were allowed to play baseball in Venezuela, not in the United States.
It’s the US with the dumb prejudiced policy here.
I think that anyone who believes they are being invaded by or at war with Venezuela should book a vacation in Ukraine to observe what a real war/invasion feels like. No need to go to the front lines, either, any bigger city will do.Then I feel sorry for you.
Who were?
I see.
From AI Overview:
The Alien Enemies Act is a U.S. law, passed in 1798, that allows the President to detain or deport citizens of an enemy nation during times of war or invasion.
So, according to you, that makes everyone in Venezuela a "national security threat"?
Can't we err on the side of caution?
Which is easier? keep all Venezuelans out? or start vetting every Venezuelan that wants to come into the country and hope no one has any fake documents?
It's not necssary as a little league tournament doesn't have the same security risk has an Olympic event.All that being said, is that the kind of time and investment we want to do for Little League baseball tournaments?
I think that anyone who believes they are being invaded by or at war with Venezuela should book a vacation in Ukraine to observe what a real war/invasion feels like. No need to go to the front lines, either, any bigger city will do.
Which is easier? keep all Venezuelans out? or start vetting every Venezuelan that wants to come into the country and hope no one has any fake documents?
Fascinating. Noting the date of the article in your link and the cuts in USAID of the last few months, do you have any current numbers?Just FYI:
The United States is the largest single donor for the humanitarian response to the Venezuela regional crisis, providing assistance that supports refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable populations of concern. More than 7.7 million people inside Venezuela need immediate humanitarian assistance and more than 6 million Venezuelans have been displaced in 17 countries across the region since 2015.
SOURCE
The topic is denying visas for one baseball team from Venezuela.
I have a feeling that is SOP under the current law.
I'm sure the United States would deny visas for two or more baseball teams from Venezuela as well.
To enact such a law, then allow baseball teams -- (or anyone) -- in would be ... well ... breaking the law.
There are exemptions in the order for "major sporting events". In any case, the Consular office could have easily raised this case for review with their superiors...and maybe they did...though we will never know.
And that tells me that there is something the current administration knows that academia does not know.
So I'm not sure what this thread is all about.
The United States invokes a law that is on the books, and academia starts whining (as usual) that said law should make exceptions that academia feels should be made?
Since when does the United States of America invoke a blacklist, then allow our colleges and universities to demand exemptions?
What's next? tennis? volleyball? their boy scouts? au pairs?
The president issued an order -- an order that he can revise at any time.
I can understand stepping up US Visa screenings for certain countries. But it defies common sense to deny a youth baseball team entry into the US.
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