{"id":2237865,"date":"2024-05-05T17:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T21:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-wants-anti-israel-campus-protesters-supporting-hamas-to-have-visas-revoked\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T17:56:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T21:56:17","slug":"rubio-wants-anti-israel-campus-protesters-supporting-hamas-to-have-visas-revoked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-wants-anti-israel-campus-protesters-supporting-hamas-to-have-visas-revoked\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio calls for revoking visas of anti-Israel campus protesters backing Hamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubio-wants-anti-israel-campus-protesters-supporting-hamas-to-have-visas-revoked%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237865&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, advocated for the revocation of visas for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-schoolgirl-admits-lying-about-teacher-who-was-murdered-for-showing-class-muhammed-cartoons\/\" title=\"French Schoolgirl Admits Lying About Teacher Who Was Murdered For Showing Class Muhammed Cartoons\">student protesters<\/a> supporting\u2062 the Hamas terrorist\u2063 group. He highlighted concerns about disruptions caused\u200b by protests in support of Palestine on college campuses, emphasizing that visa\u2062 holders should focus on their studies instead of engaging in\u2063 such activities. Rubio&#8217;s stance aligns with ensuring that visitors to \u2064the \u200bU.S. respect its \u200blaws and values.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marco Rubio<\/a> (R-FL) argued that student protesters who support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> terrorist group ought to have their visas revoked.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio\u2019s suggestion comes as many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>college<\/a> campuses have seen protests in support of Palestine disrupt communities, leaving foreign students concerned they could lose their visas if they are suspended for participating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campus-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in these protests<\/a>. The Florida senator said students with a visa are not residents of the United States, and should be attending school instead of protesting in support of Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are here in this country as a visitor on a visa, and you are defacing statues of George Washington, ripping down American flags, putting up Palestinian flags, you should have your visa revoked and eliminated,\u201d Rubio said on <em>Fox News Sunday<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida senator\u2019s call for protesters getting their visas revoked mirrored a suggestion Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2976572\/cotton-antisemitic-protesters-student-visas-deported\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR) made in April, when he said students participating in antisemitic protests ought to be deported. Cotton explained that these students have \u201cno right to be here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-calls-for-antisemitic-protesters-with-student-visas-to-be-deported\/\" title=\"Cotton urges deportation of student visa-holding antisemitic protesters\">spewing antisemitic<\/a> and anti-Israel filth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rubio added the \u201czombies\u201d and \u201cantisemitic left-wing nut cases\u201d are committing acts of violence and vandalism through their protests, and criticized President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> for not taking a serious line against the protesters and their support for Hamas. Rubio suspected Biden\u2019s reasoning for not taking a serious stand against the protesters is out of fear of losing their support ahead of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rubio is one of several politicians suspected to be on former President Donald Trump\u2019s shortlist for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2991324\/trump-vice-presidential-short-list-pros-and-cons-of-nine-hopefuls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>with other potential candidates<\/a> including of Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC), J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY). When asked about being Trump\u2019s vice president, Rubio dismissed the rumors as speculation, and said that only one person could choose to be Trump\u2019s vice president, that being the former president himself.<\/p>\n<p>In a Sunday appearance on television, Cotton suggested the campus protests happening across the country<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2991873\/tom-cotton-predicts-campus-protests-will-result-in-2024-win-for-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> will help Trump in the upcoming presidential election<\/a>, as Trump is the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) advocates revoking visas for student protesters backing Hamas. 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