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To the editor:
Guess what, the Trump administration is undoubtedly making the right move in combating antisemitism by instructing immigration officers to deny green cards to applicants who have expressed political views that they deem “antisemitic” or “anti-American.”
The New York Times was the first to report that the new guidance advises U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers against issuing green cards to immigrants who endorse, promote or support anti-American views or antisemitic terrorism, ideologies or groups.
Last month’s guidance also advised immigration officers to deny green cards to individuals involved in pro-Palestinian campus protests or who criticized Israel on social media. Additionally, officers were instructed to prioritize investigating aliens who engaged in on-campus anti-American and antisemitic activities following the Hamas attack on Israel and the commencement of the Gaza war on Oct. 7, 2023.
USCIS announced in August that it would begin vetting green card applicants for “anti-American” and “antisemitic” ideology. Earlier this year, it said it would review the social media accounts of visa applicants, including international students, for “antisemitic activity.”
Although it’s been a long time coming, Mr. Trump’s actions regarding this matter are highly commendable and a slam-dunk. America is brimming with hate. We don’t need to import more hate from foreign countries.
Robert Sica
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krell1349
There's already plenty of hate in this country mostly from the MAGA folks.
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Valete
It’s a fundamental truth that the hate comes from both the extreme right and extreme left.
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asaly
Hate comes from somewhere. Children are not born hating anyone. If a drone strike takes out your family, you may hate the country that funded that drone strike. You may even contribute to a group that opposes that country’s military posture I think people like that have to be allowed to express their views and shouldn’t be subject to a litmus test.
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Valete
Expressing one’s views is not the same as spewing hate speech. As my friend once said during our college days, I am a Black man who has been subjected to countless derogatory terms due to my skin color. However, I choose not to reciprocate the hate by engaging in hate speech myself. I am above that. Instead, I counter hate with love. I refuse to contribute to the spread of hate by following in the footsteps of those who promote it. I will neither forget him nor will I forget his words.
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YosemiteDan
Well, as long as We're re-setting the rules, We should have a look at just who is seeking to join our Democratic Republic. We have a long and successful history of banishing "undesirables" of al stripes, right comrades? We should turn away any of those dreaded "orientals", like we used to, right? And let's face it, anyone, ANYONE from the Middle East cannot be trusted, so they're out as well. Then, there's all the expats: they've already voted with their feet, so let's just finalize it. Also, We all know anyone, ANYONE with the slightest trace of any "accent" shall henceforth be verboten. Finally, importantly, the resident MAGAT crowd is a surly proven antisemitic cohort and must be banned, for the good of Our Democratic Republic. USA!
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Valete
Your post, Yosemite Dan, doesn’t address the issue of people of all backgrounds coming to America with the intention of spreading hate. Everyone is welcome to America if they want to become productive citizens. My grandson attended NYU during the Palestine protests. Jews were violently attacked and censored for no reason other than their Jewish identity. Violence and protests are not constitutional rights. Anyone from any foreign country who comes to America and incites violence should be deported.
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fcannisi
Opposing the Israeli government is not anti-Semitic. The MAGA right has been claiming this false equivalency since Israel began its horrific disproportional response to the 10/7 terrorist attack by Hamas. I seem to recall that the murderous attack on the Tree of Life synagogue was committed by a MAGA member and they were also the folks marching on a Virginia campus chanting "Jews will not replace us" (maybe YosemiteDan has a point about deporting MAGATS?).
Nothing is more "American" than protesting government actions viewed as immoral and unacceptable. What the USCIS calls "anti-American" was considered Patriotic 250 years ago when our founders told King George - enough is enough.
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Valete
This violent protest is not a Constitutional right: ( May 9, 2026 / JNS ) Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon posted a video on X of a riotous protest that took place on Thursday in New York City, in which the crowd chanted slogans such as “Death to the IDF” and “Israel should not exist.” The activists also pushed barriers and confronted law enforcement personnel.
“This is nothing new,” Danon wrote on Friday.
“These crowds fill the streets with calls for the ‘globalization of the intifada,’ demands for the destruction of Israel, and open hostility toward Jews and Israelis,” he continued.
However, the Jewish community in the Big Apple “is strong and will continue to stand by Israel,” the ambassador said.
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fcannisi
The Israeli UN Ambassador can hardly be considered impartial regarding protests of Israel.
On the other hand, the Anti-Deformation League's Center on Extremism has been tracking violent hate crimes, particularly anti-Semitic acts, since 2008 covering incidents as far back as 1970. The following is an excerpt from their 2024 report:
"All the extremist-related murders in 2024 were committed by right-wing extremists of various kinds, with eight of the 13 killings involving white supremacists and the remaining five having connections to far-right anti-government extremists. This is the third year in a row that right-wing extremists have been connected to all identified extremist-related killings...the long-term trends resemble those of the short term, in that far-right extremists have committed the bulk of extremist-related murders: 328 of the 429 killings (76%) over the past decade."
These are empirical data, not biased opinions.
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Valete
reen’ro
The protests in NYC were violent protests, and therefore, not a Constitutional right.
( May 11, 2026 / JNS ) Although Democrats have long decried Jew-hatred on the far right, “today, too many Democrats are noticeably and shamefully silent when antisemitism comes from the far left,” according to Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.).
“It’s a glaring double standard,” the he wrote in the New York Times.
“Consider the response to Hasan Piker, a prominent left-wing commentator with millions of online followers,” who “referred to Orthodox Jews as ‘inbred’ and said ‘America deserved 9/11.” Piker traffics in antisemitic and anti-American extremism that has been met by silence from many on the Democratic left.”
‘Sadly, several prominent Democrats appeared on his show and even campaigned with him, granting his views legitimacy."
“There should be one response to those who express hatred toward any American: condemnation. Hate is hate. “ It doesn’t get a pass because it comes from the Democrat Party.”
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Valete
The following chronological listing details notable incidents of violence committed by left-wing extremists in the United States, including those motivated by anti-government, anarchist, or partisan ideologies.
21st Century (Antifa, Anti-Police, & Partisan Violence)
May 1, 2016: During Seattle May Day protests, left-wing anarchist groups clashed with law enforcement, resulting in multiple injuries and arrests.
July 7, 2016: A left-wing extremist murdered five Dallas police officers during a protest.
August 29, 2020: Aaron Danielson was killed in Portland; the suspect was identified as a far-left extremist.
July 4, 2025: A far-left extremist fired at federal officers at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Texas, wounding several police officers.
September 2025: Charlie Kirk was assassinated by an individual with left-wing motivations.
December 2025: The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson a left-wing extremist attack.
President Donald Trump has faced numerous violent threats and incidents, which independent media outlets blame on left-wing extremism.
This information is just the tip of the iceberg.
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