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Marco Rubio: “A visa is not a right. It is a privilege.”

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Senate Hearing Clash: Senator Van Hollen vs. Secretary Marco Rubio on Foreign Policy and Human Rights

Published | Video Starts at 09:44

I don't deport anybody and I don't snatch anybody. The State Department does not have officers in the street snatching everybody. What I do is revoke visas. And it's very simple. A visa is not a right. It is a privilege. People apply for student visas to come into the United States and study. And if you tell me that you're coming to the United States to lead campus crusades, to … (09:44–09:48)

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