Ron DeSantis’ Call to Deport Foreign Students Over Anti-Israel Views Is Un-American

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has an ambivalent relationship with the First Amendment. One of his signature legislative efforts, the so-called “Stop WOKE Act,” is currently enjoined by a federal court on First Amendment grounds, and First Amendment litigation against his attempt to retaliate against Disney for criticizing his parental rights legislation continues.

But it doesn’t appear that DeSantis has learned his lesson, because he just proposed something else that’s not just a likely violation of the First Amendment—it’s downright un-American.

“When the blood wasn’t even dry on the Israelis who had been massacred, you had people in America going out and protesting in favor of Hamas,” DeSantis recently said. “Some of these people are not U.S. citizens, so as president, if you're on a student visa and you’re a foreigner and you’re out there celebrating terrorism, I’m canceling your visa and I’m sending you home.”

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