🇺🇸 MEMBERSHIP HAS A DOOR — AND MARCO RUBIO JUST PUT A SIGN ON IT.
If you burn the American flag while asking to stay in this country, don’t expect the door to swing open. That isn’t theater. It’s the government making a distinction between a privilege and a provocation.
Foreign nationals seeking permanent residence should be evaluated for more than a clean medical exam. Fitness can also involve whether their conduct is consistent with the responsibilities and expectations attached to seeking residence. Burning the very symbol of the country you want to call home is a data point — and it should be taken seriously.
Americans who served under that flag aren’t required to celebrate such behavior. Applicants for residence are not citizens yet. That distinction matters.
Earn the privilege before demanding the benefits. 🇺🇸
