Vice President Kamala Harris' opening of borders seemed like an easy gateway to international love, but Biden's coronavirus vaccination mandate has put up a wall.
Former NCAA swimmer and conservative activist Riley Gaines recently shared on TikTok the story of her marriage to fellow UK native and former University of Kentucky swimmer Lewis Barker.
Barker and Gaines were both competitive swimmers in college. Gaines joined the University of Kentucky swim team and was a member of the All-SEC Freshman Team in 2019. She was also on the All-SEC Second Team in 2019 and 2020. Barker participated in the British Olympic Trials in 2016. Then in 2018, Barker participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games Trial Qualifiers.
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The two dated for two years from 2019 to 2021, and Barker proposed to Gaines in December 2021, announcing the proposal on social media. They married in May 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Now, Gaines, who has been vocal about illegal immigration and Vice President Harris' poor handling of the border crisis, said she and her husband have taken on immigration issues themselves in recent years. Gaines said that even though Barker entered the country legally, they have not been able to obtain citizenship or even a green card, even though they have been married for two years.
“Maybe you think he's on track to become a U.S. citizen, but you're wrong. We've been married for two and a half years, and he still doesn't have a green card. '' Gaines said.
Gaines said the couple received a letter in the mail. Barker was not granted citizenship because he has not received the COVID-19 vaccine.
“Think about how hard our government has been on people who immigrate to this country legally compared to people who have broken the law. , housing, driver's license, and money.”
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Elon Musk posted a TikTok video of Gaines to X with a message advocating for legal immigration reform. Musk himself is a legal immigrant from South Africa and has spoken out in favor of U.S. immigration reform, but the Washington Post's claim that the tech billionaire started his career working illegally in the U.S. Musk also denied the report.
“Legal immigration to the United States is ridiculously slow and difficult, even for the most talented people. We need to fix it,” Musk wrote.
Musk immigrated to Canada at the age of 18, obtained Canadian citizenship through his mother, and studied at the University of Pennsylvania a few years later.
U.S. immigration law requires immigrant visa applicants to receive certain vaccinations before an immigrant visa is issued. COVID-19 vaccines were added to that list under the Biden-Harris administration.
A physician who performs a medical examination of an immigrant visa applicant must ensure that the immigrant visa applicant meets the vaccination requirements or that the visa applicant is medically unable to receive one or more of the listed vaccinations. You need to make sure it's appropriate.
Former competitive swimmer Riley Gaines speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on August 23, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
However, this does not apply to illegal immigrants.
Gaines previously had a social media spat with Mark Cuban, saying he opposed illegal immigration.
After Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Public data Gaines told lawmakers in September that under the Biden-Harris administration, tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with convictions for sex crimes and murder have crossed the border into the United States, including 13,099. Gaines accused Cuban of suggesting 15,811 people were convicted of sexual assault. Harris has done a “good job” on border control.
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“While there may be different standards for what counts as a 'good job,' over 15,000 rapists, over 13,000 murderers, and 320,000 missing children have entered the country illegally. I don't think that fits that criteria,” Gaines on X said in response to Cuba's question. .
Gaines was referring to 320,000 missing children. separate report A report released by the Department of Homeland Security on August 21 revealed that the Biden-Harris administration did not keep track of the number of migrant children who crossed the border without their parents.
Meanwhile, Boston ICE announced Wednesday that it had arrested two illegal immigrants on suspicion of forcible rape. children of massachusettsa third person convicted of raping a child in Brazil and hiding in the United States after being captured and released at the U.S. border in 2022.
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