To prevent any new Palestinian refugees from entering the United States as a result of the present crisis in Gaza, Republicans in the House are preparing to draft legislation to that effect.
According to a source, if Israel keeps bombing the Hamas-controlled enclave, one of the world’s most densely inhabited locations, more than a million people could be forced to flee their homes.
To ban the Biden administration from issuing visas to any holder of a Palestinian passport, Representatives Tom Tiffany (R-WI) and Andy Ogles (R-TN) said they will soon introduce the “Guaranteeing Aggressors Zero Admission Act” (or the GAZA Act).
The bill would also make it illegal for the Department of Homeland Security to use its parole program to admit Palestinians to the United States.
“We can’t let President Biden abuse our parole and visa rules to bring unvetted Palestinians into American communities the way he did with thousands of unvetted Afghans,” Tiffany said in a posting to X Saturday.
We can't let President Biden abuse our parole and visa rules to bring unvetted Palestinians into American communities the way he did with thousands of unvetted Afghans.
— Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) October 14, 2023
I introduced the GAZA Act to protect America’s national security.https://t.co/wPCYFlCNps
“I introduced the GAZA Act to protect America’s national security.”
Some Palestinians infamously celebrated the 9/11 attacks against the United States in their immediate aftermath, and in 2006, they democratically elected Hamas as their leader.
Israel has promised to completely destroy the terrorist organization.
The United States is already hearing calls to take in refugees from Gaza from far-left lawmakers like New York’s Rep. Jamaal Bowman and their allies.
“The international community as well as the United States should be prepared to welcome refugees from Palestine while being very careful to vet and not allow members of Hamas,” Bowman said
