{"id":108452,"date":"2025-03-17T08:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=108452"},"modified":"2025-03-17T14:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:24:02","slug":"108452","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=108452","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Get out of my country, Mahmoud Khalil<\/a><\/p>\n

Though I have always done my best to comprehend the arguments of my political opponents, I simply can’t wrap my head around the contention that the United States has any responsibility to hand permanent residency or citizenship, the greatest gift we offer, to an America-hating terror fanboy like Mahmoud Khalil.<\/p>\n

There are millions of deserving people around the world dying to come here who would respect our laws and culture and become productive,\u00a0peaceful<\/em>\u00a0citizens. People are always going on about how our immigration policy should focus on newcomers with skills. Wouldn\u2019t it be better if we attracted foreigners who would make good Americans? At least let\u2019s offer citizenship to those running from illiberal, violent philosophies not those trying to import them, like Khalil. He offers this country nothing of value.<\/p>\n

I grew up around immigrants who had defected from communist nations. These were the most patriotic people I have ever known. They worked their asses off to build a life from the ground up. This brat\u2014who somehow was allowed to come here on a student visa\u2014is leading an insurrection at an Ivy league school. All he\u2019s done as a guest here is make this country a lesser place.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0<\/em>is not a First Amendment issue.<\/em>\u00a0No one has written a law abridging his right to free expression or claimed that visitors can\u2019t speak their mind. No one is banning pro-Hamas protests. The country is lousy with them. But nowhere in the Constitution are we compelled to give citizenship to foreigners who support Islamists or any kind of terrorism. Green cards offer the highest level of protection before citizenship, yes, but they are still part of the vetting process. If we would refuse a visa to someone championing a terrorist group that murders Americans, we should have the right to revoke immigration status for the very same reason at any point.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And, anyway, Khalil\u00a0lied<\/a>\u00a0on his visa application and broke the deal he made with the United States.<\/p>\n

From my\u00a0piece<\/a>\u00a0in the Examiner:<\/p>\n

The Hamas-affiliated Council on American-Islamic Relations noted that Khalil \u201cis a lawful permanent resident of our nation who has not been charged with or convicted of a single crime.\u201d <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

So what?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to be convicted of a crime to lose your immigration status.
\nThe immigration card system\u00a0exists<\/em>\u00a0so that newcomers can be properly vetted.
\nTo become a citizen, you must exhibit \u201cgood moral character,\u201d a criterion that Khalil doesn\u2019t come close to meeting by any objective standard.
\nJust obey the law, pay taxes, and stay out of trouble.
\nOrchestrating and participating in harassment, vandalism, bigotry, and civil unrest at a once-esteemed Ivy League university falls under the label of \u201ctrouble.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Then again, according to 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1227(a)(4)(B), Khalil\u2019s permanent residency can also be denied or<\/span>\u00a0revoked<\/a>\u00a0if he \u201cendorses or espouses terrorist activity or persuades others to endorse or espouse terrorist activity\u00a0or support a terrorist organization.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(My italics.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Khalil, who came here initially on a student visa, does little else. The CUAD brags about fighting for the \u201ctotal eradication of Western civilization\u201d and explicitly<\/span>\u00a0advocates<\/a>\u00a0\u201cglobal intifada\u201d and \u201carmed resistance\u201d by Hamas, an organization designated a terrorist group by the U.S. Justice Department. As the\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>reported<\/a>\u00a0last year, the group was \u201copenly supporting militant groups fighting Israel and rescinding an apology it made after one of its members said the school was lucky he wasn\u2019t out\u00a0killing Zionists<\/em>.\u201d (Me again.)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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