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Immigration Requirements

Which of the following mandates did the Biden administration impose on people who wanted to legally immigrate to the United States?

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The Biden administration mandated Covid-19 vaccination in order to legally immigrate to the United States, and the Trump administration rescinded that dictate on his second day in office. Despite a federal law banning the immigration of people with a "communicable disease of public health significance," people with HIV are allowed to immigrate under an Obama-era regulation that decrees HIV is not a "communicable disease of public health significance." Despite a federal law banning the immigration of people "likely at any time to become a public charge" or burden on taxpayers, people who receive welfare benefits like Food Stamps, Medicaid, housing, and utility assistance were allowed to immigrate under Biden administration guidelines that ignored these forms of welfare when determining if people are a burden on taxpayers.

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Capitol Security

Quoting the spokesman of Nancy Pelosi, who was the Speaker of the House during the J6 riot, CNN claims that the Speaker “is not in charge of the security of the Capitol Complex—on January 6th or any other day of the week.”

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IN FACT, the official Capitol Police timeline of the J6 riot shows that the House Sergeant at Arms, who is under the authority of the Speaker and is responsible for Capitol security, “denied” a request for “authority to have National Guard to assist with security for the January 6, 2021 event.”

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On 1/2/21, the Department of Defense (DoD) contacted the Capitol Police (USCP) to ask if they were “considering a request for National Guard soldiers for January 6, 2021 event.”

On 1/4/21, the Capitol Police asked the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms for “authority to have National Guard to assist with security for the January 6, 2021 event….”

On 1/4/21, the Sergeants at Arms “denied” the request.

The official rules of the House state that the Sergeant at Arms shall “maintain order under the direction of the Speaker or other presiding officer.”

The official rules of the Senate state that the “Capitol Police shall police the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds under the direction of the Capitol Police Board, consisting of the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol….”

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