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POSITIVE Palestine / Israel 118th Congress

Visa Waiver Letter Visa Waiver Letter — Equal Treatment for Palestinian-Americans

Congressional letter urging equal treatment for Palestinian-Americans in the U.S.-Israel visa waiver program (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

The Visa Waiver Program requires reciprocal, non-discriminatory treatment of all U.S. citizens.

Visa Waiver Program (8 U.S.C. § 1187) — requires reciprocal treatment of U.S. citizens as a condition of program participation
  • 14th Amendment, Equal Protection Clause — discriminatory treatment of U.S. citizens based on ethnicity violates constitutional protections

Letter demanding equal treatment for Palestinian-Americans in Israel's visa waiver program. Discriminatory treatment of U.S. citizens based on ethnicity violates Visa Waiver Program terms.