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Mike's avatar

To me, it comes down entirely to what he actually did. As he noted late in the interview, Rubio should he clear what he did and why he’s being detained/threatened with deportation.

If he SAID nasty stuff — which he seems clearly to have done — that’s protected behavior. And therefore not worthy of revoking his legal resident status here.

If he DID nasty stuff — such as committed vandalism, harassment of students, if not actually violence — then he’s violated the law and therefore terms of his legal residence here.

Seems pretty straightforward. The government should make clear what the basis is. By being less-than-transparent, they’re undermining their own efforts.

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Dims Stink's avatar

Everyone is missing the point.

He's a Green Card holder.

When he applied for his Green Card, he stipulated he wasn't a member of a terrorist organization. Hamas is a State Department designated terrorist organization. Has been since 1997.

Thus, his Green Card is null,and he can be booted for a crime as simple as not leaving an area as ordered by police.

This is not a free speech issue.

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Melinda Barnes's avatar

I missed the part where there is evidence that he is a member of Hamas vs. saying things that can be interpreted as "aligned" with Hamas.

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Andrew Dolgin's avatar

He’s not a member of Hamas so this is retarded

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Marie Silvani's avatar

I’m not sure people in the US legally or not, carry around a card that states their membership in Hamas or any other terriost group. They sort of keep that quiet . Until, they get exposed or caught

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Andrew Dolgin's avatar

So in other words you have no evidence for him being a member of Hamas other than your Jewish supremacist instinctual hatred of Muslims who oppose Israel?

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Indecisive decider's avatar

You support Hamas, right?

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Julia's avatar

The form doesn't actually require to be a member, but is quite broad "incited", "assisted", "intend to assist". Handing in Hamas brochures would do.

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Melinda Barnes's avatar

I also missed the part where he handed out Hamas brochures.

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Julia's avatar

Reportedly, those were distributed at protests he attended. If he didn't do anything of this sort, he can argue with an immigration judge.

What puzzles me is the pivot from working on education opportunities for Syrian children (his Columbia degree would be helpful working in non-profits) to leading this mess. Maybe, he was radicalized by Columbia. Very ironic.

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Dims Stink's avatar

Julia is correct.

On both the requirement and what's on his literature.

If you missed it, that's on you.

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TeeJae's avatar

Melinda's point is there's no evidence.

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Dims Stink's avatar

There's video of him handing out the form.

Again, please review all sources before spouting an opinion.

Hint: MSNBC and The NY Times tell you the news you want to hear as much as Fox does. You need to go between sources.

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Marie Silvani's avatar

Sounds like Hunters gun application. Oh, but I forgot he got pardoned. And yes, he doesn’t have to pay taxes.

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bart9349's avatar

Mike: Stop making sense. It upsets the rabid partisans.

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TeeJae's avatar

Rabid zionists, more specifically.

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