Under a DeSantis administration, foreign students on visas who celebrate terrorism, such as the carnage that took place in Israel at the hands of Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on October 7, will have their visas canceled and be sent home, presidential hopeful Gov. Ron DeSantis said over the weekend.
DeSantis made the remarks in a video posted to social media, reacting to the continuing devastation in Israel and the debate over the ongoing response.
“I think what this terrorist attack in Israel has shown us is we’re vulnerable from all the people that have come illegally because they have come from Iran, too — it’s not just Mexico — Central America, Russia, China, Middle East, all that stuff,” DeSantis began before expressing disgust at individuals in America who were actively protesting in favor of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas following the massacre, which left 1,400 dead and more taken as hostages.
“But I think what we also saw when the blood wasn’t even dry on the Israelis who had been massacred, you had people in America going out protesting in favor of Hamas,” DeSantis continued.
“And that’s like, very chilling. Some of these people are not U.S. citizens. They’re student visas. So, as president, if you’re on a student visa, and you’re a foreigner, and you’re out there celebrating terrorism, I’m canceling your visa, and I’m sending you home,” he vowed:
When I’m President, if foreign students are out there celebrating terrorism, I will cancel their visas and send them home. pic.twitter.com/BPcVls2w7e
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) October 21, 2023
DeSantis’s remarks come as activists have continued to stage pro-Palestinian protests across the country, even hosting “die-ins” in the middle of streets.
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One of the many protests occurred in Los Angeles, during which pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators clashed.
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Last week, pro-Palestinian activists staged a sit-in at Illinois Democrat Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky’s office, and days prior, pro-Palestinian protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol, staging a protest inside the Cannon Rotunda, forcing some to wonder why Democrats were not as quick to deem the act an “insurrection.”
As Breitbart News detailed:
The pro-Palestinian protesters who staged an “insurrection” on Wednesday by illegally occupying a Capitol office building were led, in part, by a group that calls itself “Jewish Voice for Peace” (JVP) but has a history of supporting Palestinian terrorists.
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Bradley Jaye/Breitbart NewsThe White House was not spared, either, as pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with authorities and attempted to climb barriers outside the building.
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Philadelphia also had its share of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, one of which featured a speaker who saluted Hamas for a “job well done.”
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