US Implements Screening for 'Anti-Americanism' in Immigration Applications
TL;DR
The US is implementing new immigration screening measures that include checking applicants' social media for anti-American sentiments, sparking concerns about vague definitions, potential misuse, and comparisons to McCarthyism among critics and experts.
- US to screen for ‘anti-Americanism’ in immigration applications, a move critics liken to McCarthyism CNN
- 'Moral character' memo from Citizenship and Immigration Services is scarier than it looks MSNBC News
- U.S. to probe "anti-American" views of those applying for immigration benefits under Trump directive CBS News
- Trump administration to vet legal immigrant applicants for 'anti-Americanism' and antisemitism Fox News
- The Urge to Purge: US gives immigration officials discretionary powers to determine if social media posts Times of India
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