Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Europe:
No Foreign National Has a Right to a Visa
in America
Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 2/16/2026 7:04:56 PM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is making it clear to the world’s migrants that they do not have a right to immigrate to the United States. During a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, alongside Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Rubio said that the U.S. under the Trump administration is singularly focused on what benefits and does not benefit the national interest. Part of that, Rubio said, is ensuring that foreign nationals are aware that they do not have a right to a visa in the U.S. “My job at the State Department is, if I identify someone who I believe — someone who is a visitor, a guest in the United States —
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Europe:
No Foreign National Has a Right to a Visa
in America 4 replies
No Foreign National Has a Right to a Visa
in America 4 replies
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is making it clear to the world’s migrants that they do not have a right to immigrate to the United States.
During a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, alongside Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Rubio said that the U.S. under the Trump administration is singularly focused on what benefits and does not benefit the national interest.
Part of that, Rubio said, is ensuring that foreign nationals are aware that they do not have a right to a visa in the U.S.
“My job at the State Department is, if I identify someone who I believe — someone who is a visitor, a guest in the United States —
Analysis: Before Trump, U.S. Annually
Imported Migrants from the Most Corrupt
Countries in the World 3 replies
Imported Migrants from the Most Corrupt
Countries in the World 3 replies
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