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Donald Trump made it clear already during his presidential campaign that he would take a hard line on immigration and illegal immigrants in the US if he were elected. During his first week back in the Oval Office, he signed several immigration-related executive orders to crack down on undocumented migrants currently staying in the US.<\/p>\n
In June, he called for federal agencies to enforce the \u201clargest mass deportation programme in history,\u201d which caused massive protests around the country. Moreover, Donald Trump has also taken a hard line on visas issued to people seeking to enter the US, including those for students.<\/p>\n
On June 4, he signed an executive order targeting Harvard\u2019s student visa program. Weeks later, the president introduced a visa and travel ban affecting 19 countries. Opinions about Trump\u2019s stand on immigration differ widely, with some human rights groups saying he is even violating US law. And as the immigration and visa question has become the top story, the topic of his wife seems to take center stage in the discussion.<\/p>\n
In 2000, Melania, then a promising model, applied for a work visa in the US. In the years before, she had been scouted by Paolo Zampolli, co-owner of Metropolitan Models, who helped her apply. He was also the one who introduced Melania to Trump. She had been in the US since 1996, initially holding a tourist visa and later obtaining a series of work visas, her attorney said, according to Newsweek.<\/p>\n
Congresswoman questioned how Melania Trump received her US visa
\nIn 2001, Melania Trump obtained the EB-1 Visa, also known as the \u201cEinstein visa.\u201d Per the US Citizenship and Immigration Services website, an individual may be eligible for the visa if \u201cyou are an alien of extraordinary ability, are an outstanding professor or researcher, or are a certain multinational executive or manager.\u201d<\/p>\n
The government cites Pulitzer Prize, Oscar, and Olympic winners, as well as other highly acclaimed individuals, as examples of those who have obtained the visa. Several requirements must be met for a person to be eligible for the \u201cEinstein Visa,\u201d and this is where Melania Trump comes into the picture.<\/p>\n
A congresswoman questions how she could have even obtained it. When Melania obtained her visa in 2001, she was one of just five people from Slovenia to receive it that year, according to The Washington Post. But was it fair?<\/p>\n
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat, took aim at the first lady during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. The congresswoman, who, in the hearing, challenged how Republican lawmakers use what she described as selective outrage when it comes to visa policy<\/p>\n
\u201cIntegrity isn\u2019t snatching lawful visa holders off the streets and throwing them into unmarked vans,\u201d she said. \u201cIntegrity is not revoking visas based on social media posts that hurt somebody\u2019s little feelings, because kids decided they wanted to go after Trump or this administration. We have a thing called free speech in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t take an Einstein to see that the math ain\u2019t mathin\u2019 here\u201d
\nWhile Crockett acknowledged Melania Trump\u2019s modeling career, Crockett questioned how she could have even gotten the visa in the first place. She asked why Republicans weren\u2019t scrutinizing the immigration of those close to the president.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy aren\u2019t we talking about integrity when it comes to the president\u2019s family\u2019s visas?\u201d Jasmine Crockett asked. \u201cLet me tell you how you receive an Einstein visa. You\u2019re supposed to have some sort of significant achievement, like being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize or a Pulitzer, being an Olympic medalist, or having other sustained extraordinary abilities and success in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics. Last time I checked, the first lady had none of those accolades under her belt.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMelania, the first lady, a model\u2014and when I say model, I\u2019m not talking about Tyra Banks, Cindy Crawford, or Naomi Campbell-level\u2014applied for and was given an EB1 visa,\u201d she continued. It doesn\u2019t take an Einstein to see that the math ain\u2019t mathin\u2019 here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Melania Trump has not commented on Jasmine Crockett\u2019s words about her Visa. Still, on social media, many slammed the congresswoman for going after the first lady, claiming that she was simply jealous.<\/p>\n
One user wrote on X, \u201cRep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) disgracefully attacked Melania Trump on Wednesday for her modeling career and visa. Crockett said Melania wasn\u2019t on the same level as other models and didn\u2019t have the accolades to warrant an Einstein visa. Crockett is jealous,\u201d.<\/p>\n
Melania Trump \u2018should be deported,\u2019 congresswoman claimed
\nThis is not the first time Melania\u2019s presence in the US has been questioned. In March, at an anti-DOGE protest in Los Angeles, California, Democrat Congresswoman Maxine Waters suggested that Donald Trump potentially should deport his wife.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he [Trump] talks about birthright, and he\u2019s going to undo the fact that the Constitution allows those who are born here, even if the parents are undocumented, they have a right to stay in America. If he wants to start looking so closely to find those who were born here and their parents were undocumented, maybe he ought to first look at Melania,\u201d Waters said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know whether or not her parents were documented. And maybe we better just take a look.\u201d<\/p>\n
What do you think of Jasmine Crockett\u2019s take on Melania Trump\u2019s \u201cEinstein Visa?\u201d Please give us your opinion in the comment section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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