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    New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles

    (www.theguardian.com)
    523 points sva_ | 13 comments | 18 Jun 25 23:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.918s | source | bottom
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    octo888 ◴[19 Jun 25 05:52 UTC] No.44315842[source]▶
    My desire to visit the US just went sub zero.

    The worst part is this has the possibility to spread to other countries (that the US can twist the arm of) because they want to extend their policies further.

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    xtracto ◴[19 Jun 25 13:25 UTC] No.44318495[source]▶
    Right, just freaking stop going there. Americans have made it loud and clear (by voting with majority) that they don't like outsiders.

    Stop going to the US. Is it pretty? There are way better places on earth. Is it fun? There are way funnier places ok earth. There's no reason to submit to all that degrading behavior.

    Good riddance. Let the. Keep their decadent country to themselves until it crumbles.

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    1. soared ◴[19 Jun 25 14:43 UTC] No.44319153[source]▶
    To be clear, at this point the majority of Americans do not support the current administration. So blaming it on the American government is more apt.
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    2. jampekka ◴[19 Jun 25 15:48 UTC] No.44319761[source]▶
    Majority supports the immigration agenda though.
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    3. quantified ◴[19 Jun 25 16:30 UTC] No.44320168[source]▶
    That's not clear. The problems and the agenda don't align. Majority definitely supports fixing the problems, but the political leadership clearly supports keeping things dysfunctional. Remember that the US Congress was ready to pass legislation to solve before the last election, and Trump made them stop it so he could campaign on the problems.
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    4. phire ◴[19 Jun 25 17:09 UTC] No.44320558[source]▶
    The majority voted for this government... They don't get to wash their hands of it just because some people later changed their minds.
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    5. tempaccount420 ◴[19 Jun 25 19:11 UTC] No.44321579[source]▶
    If a little less than half the people on the street hated you, would you feel comfortable walking that street?
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    6. overfeed ◴[19 Jun 25 19:30 UTC] No.44321761[source]▶
    > To be clear, at this point the majority of Americans do not support the current administration

    At the very least, the majority of Americans certainly condoned the current administration at the polling booth - or couch. The Trump campaign can't be accused of not being up-front with its agenda.

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    7. sbelskie ◴[19 Jun 25 20:00 UTC] No.44322022[source]▶
    A plurality of those who voted, you mean.
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    8. overfeed ◴[19 Jun 25 20:17 UTC] No.44322169{3}[source]▶
    Choosing not to vote when you're eligible is a statement in itself - which why I referred to the couch.
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    10. jampekka ◴[19 Jun 25 22:04 UTC] No.44322942{3}[source]▶
    About half support more raids and more ICE.

    37% approve illegal deportations to El Salvador. Not a majority, but a shoking approval for literally illegal, both domestically and internationally, operations. General Trump disapproval is barely over 50%. These reflect a widespread rot in the culture, not just a rogue administration.

    https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

    https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/06/17/americans-ha...

    11. lcnPylGDnU4H9OF ◴[19 Jun 25 22:39 UTC] No.44323184[source]▶
    Not even a majority of voters, let alone the whole population, voted for the current President.
    12. bdcravens ◴[20 Jun 25 00:20 UTC] No.44323733[source]▶
    While I feel like many across the world realize this, unfortunately it doesn't make them any safer while they're here. Moreover, the most extreme haters of outsiders feel empowered by the current regime, adding to the risk.
    13. ◴[20 Jun 25 01:50 UTC] No.44324061[source]▶