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Issue visas only on strictly reciprocal terms

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, chapter 6, p. 177. Written by Kiron K. Skinner.

Issue visas only on strictly reciprocal terms

The document says “shouldWho acts: Secretary of StateHow: internal managementp. 177 in the PDF
What the document says

“The United States should strictly enforce the doctrine of reciprocity when issuing visas to all foreign nationals.”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 177

The chapter says the United States has given wide access to nationals of countries that do not respond in kind, including countries hostile to American interests, and that mandatory reciprocity would convey that no country has an unfettered right of access. It asks that the department be able to react to other countries' visa changes in real time.

What the document actually says

“The United States should strictly enforce the doctrine of reciprocity when issuing visas to all foreign nationals.”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 177
That sentence, in plain words

Give a country's people the same visa terms it gives ours. No more than that.

What this is about

Countries decide who may visit them. Some make it hard for Americans. The book says America should match them. It would treat them the same way.

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