TMI Show Ep 206: “A Morals Clause for Citizenship”

When the going gets weird, “The TMI Show” with hosts Ted Rall and Manila Chan gets serious. Now the Trump Administration is insisting that new Americans be right-wing, prissy and Christian! U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)is imposing stricter “good moral character” criteria for citizenship applicants, including a deep dive into supposedly “anti-American” and antisemitic views (how does this effect the author of The Anti-American Manifesto?), even scouring social media for red flags that indicate wrong thoughts and opinions. This fasci—er, controversial move, outlined in a USCIS memo, requires a “holistic” review of applicants, weighing positive traits like community involvement against vague “anti-American” acts—raising the alert over bias and subjectivity. Critics accuse the administration of stretching definitions to block legal immigration.

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