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# U.S. Tourists Will Be Required To Turn Over Their Social Media History

The State Department will unveil new rules on Friday requiring most visitors or immigrants to the United States to turn over their recent social media histories, in accordance with one of President Trump's key national security enhancements contained in his "extreme vetting" executive order.

In addition, travelers would be required to provide previous phone numbers, email addresses and a history of international travel from the preceding five years - as well as disclose any immigration problems they've had anywhere in the world, or any potential family ties to terrorism, according to the Washington Times.

Moreover, people from countries where female genital mutilation is common practice would be directed to a website to ensure that they know the practice is illegal in the United States.

The Friday publication will begin a "comment period" before the government finalizes the policies.

“This upgrade to visa vetting is long overdue, and it’s appropriate to apply it to everyone seeking entry, because terrorism is a worldwide problem. The aim is to try to weed out people with radical or dangerous views,” said Jessica Vaughan, the director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies - who called the effort to discourage female genital mutilation "innovative."

"The message needs to be sent that ‘we don’t do that here,’ " she said.

Vaughan also says the State Department should also request information on whether female travelers intend to enter the United States in order to give birth - a practice known as "birth tourism" in which women visit the U.S. so that their child born on American soil is a U.S. citizen.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has entertained plans to track the social media accounts of immigrants entering the country, however the State Department's Friday proposal would apply to tourists and others entering the country on temporary visas. In all, some 14 million people would be affected by the request for information, according to the department.

Privacy concerns

The Washington Times reports that Dan Crocetti, a former senior fraud investigator for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said it makes sense to collect the information — but said officers need to stay within privacy rules, too.

He said in the immigration context, looking at social media can help an adjudicator assess whether the story the applicant is telling for applying for a benefit rings true — such as in the case of a marriage petition.

> But Mr. Crocetti said someone’s refusal to turn over the passwords or other non-public social media information can’t be used on its own to deny approval.

“The use of social media is a wrench in their tool box. It’s not that you use that same wrench for everything you do, but it’s a wrench, it’s a different sized tool, and you have use that selectively,” he said.

The State Department currently collects information about travel history and family connections, however the new proposal will seek to collect prior passport numbers, information about family members and a longer history of past travel, employment and contact information.

“Collecting this additional information from visa applicants will strengthen our process for vetting these applicants and confirming their identity,” said the State Department.

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D503 Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:52 Permalink

Lol

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hedgeless_horseman D503 Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:55 Permalink

> ...people from countries where female genital mutilation is common practice would be directed to a website to ensure that they know the practice is illegal in the United States.

People from Israel where male genital mutilation is common practice would be directed to an express line to ensure that they know that Jews are beloved in the United States.

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macholatte hedgeless_horseman Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:56 Permalink

I’ve been searching the web to find speeches given by Hitlary and Michelle Obama and other feminist leaders wherein they speak out against Female Genital Mutilation. But all I find is sexist rhetoric and hate speech directed against white men.

I am Jack's Complete Lack Of Surprise.

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BurningFuld macholatte Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:58 Permalink

I hear tourism used to be a pretty big industry in the USA.

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Mr. Universe BurningFuld Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:03 Permalink

Do this include the UK? 300 cases of FGM not one conviction. Mmmmmm.

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Brazen Heist Mr. Universe Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:11 Permalink

Welcome to the slow but gradual march towards totalitarianism.

Of course it all starts with the benign slated aim of seeking out persona non grata and terrorists...

They want full spectrum access to spy on people, because people are becoming agitated with their shitshow.

They'll start running the experiment with the tourists, then move onto the citizens.

A country run by the paranoid.......get out of this shithole if you can before it gets any worse, and it will.

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BullyBearish Brazen Heist Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:13 Permalink

visitor arriving at u.s. customs check station, "whip it out or GET OUT"!

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charlewar BullyBearish Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:17 Permalink

make it simple: ban all muslim filth.

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Brazen Heist charlewar Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:23 Permalink

Make it even simpler....don't overthrow their governments and don't support Salafist head choppers in wars for Israel and the MIC, so they don't have an even bigger reason to leave the region.

But that's already too over-complicated to grasp.

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Pure Evil Brazen Heist Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:28 Permalink

I can only assume it's still legal to come to the US if you wish to mutilate your own genitals through sex reassignment surgery?

And we wouldn't want to deny horney muslim sluts access to hymen reconstruction surgery so they can prove to their respective future husbands they're still virgins now would we?

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venturen Brazen Heist Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:21 Permalink

slow?

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Omen IV BurningFuld Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:23 Permalink

"where female genital mutilation is common practice would be directed to a website to ensure that they know the practice is illegal in the United States"

"illegal".......... but we accept witch doctors as long as they are black

but no interest if you carry diseases like Ebola / Hepatitus / Tuberculosis

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Banana Republican macholatte Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:15 Permalink

As a sometime web-designer, I’d be happy to code dontcutthepussy.gov for fair compensation.

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rejected macholatte Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:27 Permalink

Feminists / SJW's and Self hating Whites and the LBTRASTYHBNMUJK idiots are gonna get what they deserve when Sharia Law sets in.

Yep,,, those gents they love so much that practice the religion of love are gonna show them more 'love' then they ever wished for.

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ParkAveFlasher hedgeless_horseman Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:56 Permalink

I didn't know female genital mutilation tourism was a "thing".

Neither did I know that there was a problem with "hey, nobody told me!" being used as a valid defense against being prosecuted in American courts.

What do I know? I'm just a white man.

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Killdo ParkAveFlasher Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:12 Permalink

What about MALE genital mutilation?

So commonly done in the US of AIPAC (in all other places its only Jews/Muslims who do this to their baby boys)

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Mr. Universe ParkAveFlasher Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:13 Permalink

(apologies to Mark Twain)

Suppose you were an idiot...

> What do I know? I'm just a white man.

But I repeat myself. :~0

Yes folks the new Miranda rights are coming down the pipe soon.

Anything you have ever said, written , posted or thought will be used against you in order to conform or be eliminated. Your choice.

What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream, so welcome to the machine.

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Omen IV ParkAveFlasher Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:25 Permalink

Minneapolis is Mecca - "operation" central for Genital Mutilation at the Mall of America

since Amazon cant compete every shop will offer the service

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Hotapplebottoms hedgeless_horseman Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:16 Permalink

fuck you headless. even i don't have a jew comment for this. send their light skinned sand nigger girls to us, so we can fulfill our immigration numbers and raise them up right. you can jack off to our porno. if you're lucky.

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Pew Pew Pew hedgeless_horseman Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:27 Permalink

"Terrorism" is abetted by fractional reserve banking.

There.

I said it.

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Eric Masters hedgeless_horseman Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:28 Permalink

says the marfa cow-fucker...king of...wait for ittt....west texas yeeeeha! lmao what a maroon glad to know youre so invloved in the whole Israeli dick business, guess you would know since youre sucking mestizo uncut dicks all day ; ) teachin your faggot sons how to properly suck an uncut mexican/salvadoran/guatamalan shaft hahahahahahahahahaha fucktard low IQ wigger

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macholatte D503 Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:56 Permalink

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charlewar D503 Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:16 Permalink

sure, I promise to tell you everything and, btw, the check is in the mail..

I'll do it tomorrow..

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E-Knight Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:52 Permalink

I'm not even that old but I remember pre 911 when you could actually say bye to your family as they got on a plane. Now you are a criminal until proven otherwise.

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Lumberjack E-Knight Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:54 Permalink

This will be reciprocated in kind.

Time to short the tourism industry...

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Shitonya Serfs Lumberjack Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:02 Permalink

Ha. Hardly. The douche Millennials from any country will gladly turn over their Social BS. They don't care.

Mohamed will, however, have issues with this. The only tourist destinations on his schedule are: Local Mosque, Ground Zero, and the new Hussein Library location.

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Lumberjack Shitonya Serfs Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:13 Permalink

I’d say most anyone who has commented here would only be welcome in...Russia.

I always wanted to go fly fishing in Siberia.

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Disgruntled Goat Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:54 Permalink

Its not enough. BAN ALL ISLAMIC ASSOCIATED "TOURISTS"

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Muroluvmi Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:54 Permalink

That prince dude from Saudia Arabia, I wonder if they shook him down for his social media history?

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Disgruntled Goat Muroluvmi Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:24 Permalink

Nah, he's the one that shakes down his own princes for cash, then uses it to buy arms from US multinationals ....

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booboo Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:56 Permalink

"Slip slidin away

slip slidin away

you know the nearer your destination

the more you're slip slidin away"

Paul Simon

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Defiated Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:57 Permalink

Good news!...I just fly OVER THE PARANOID STATES OF AMERICA to go to my favorite Mexican Vacation Hotspot!!

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BitchesBetterR… Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:57 Permalink

Welcome to the land of Surveillance & Interference....

I guess Is that the way the Government is going to discourage people from coming to the country? Good Job!

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strangeglove Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:58 Permalink

As long as they can still cut Penises We are Free

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Bobzilla. Do n… Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:58 Permalink

Sorry, but anyone on fartbook should delete their account. I've never used social media. Don't need fuckerberg selling my info for a couple of sheckels.

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balz Thu, 03/29/2018 - 14:59 Permalink

What about male mutilation, done on the U.S. soil?

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Librarian balz Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:02 Permalink

Please take this orange card and get in line over there for Secondary Inspection.

Thanks, wise guy.

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weliveinamatrix Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:00 Permalink

this is just a test case, introducing the same for all travelers, even U.S. citizens leaving the country...Cant you see this? And building a wall, which many intelligent people say its to keep us in etc...Maybe I am simply paranoid, and yes we do need vetting I suppose, but the things happening around us, seem to be in-line with complete control...trump even toyed with the idea of outlaw bump stocks, but kinda had to back off..anyway, thats my take for the day

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CatInTheHat weliveinamatrix Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:09 Permalink

Always, ALWAYS, incremental policies aimed at one vulnerable group or another which will be extended to include the entire population. Before you know it they'll be requesting this of US citizens who politically dissent....Oh wait....

Facebook is surveillance, yet one shouldn't be paranoid about the motivation of these policies....

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weliveinamatrix CatInTheHat Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:18 Permalink

you nailed it...but dont let the trump worshippers know, you will upset them. but hes better than hillary lol

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Sonny Brakes Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:00 Permalink

You never go full-1984.

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VWAndy Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:01 Permalink

What fourth amendment ?

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SantaClaws Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:01 Permalink

The Deep State must be salivating as it learns about China's new facial recognition/social ostracism regulations.

Must be a lot of folks out there re-thinking all of their Facebook and other social media posts.

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Consuelo Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:04 Permalink

'Well yes Mr. TSA agent - I was coming here on a specific directive to perform mutilation on multitudes of female genitalia...'

'Ok, your clear...'

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mosfet Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:04 Permalink

Farewell privacy, we hardly knew ye.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5XS0SeehYs

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FoggyWorld Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:04 Permalink

And Pompeo hasn't even been confirmed yet. This could get worse.

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cubitknot Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:04 Permalink

better start practicing goose stepping - the usa is going full nazi

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Consuelo Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:06 Permalink

'Terrorism' is the wide-open-to-interpretation gift that keeps on giving.

It's like a miracle body cream - you apply it anywhere and it works on contact...

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SmittyinLA Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:07 Permalink

....but not immigrants or foreign workers that came here under treaty but are elegible for US citizenship birthrights

How fucked up our immigration system is.

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quasi_verbatim Thu, 03/29/2018 - 15:07 Permalink

Where's the website on male genital mutilation, or are females more equal than others?

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