the republican senator rick scott presented this Thursday, March 30, a bill that seeks to revoke current visas and restrict the issuance of new visas for those who support the “totalitarian regimes” of Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia.
The draft of the No Relief for Allies of Dictators Act of 2023 intends to impose visa restrictions on anyone who supports or has supported the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, as well as any member of the Sandinista party.
Likewise, the initiative seeks to revoke the visas of any official of the current government of Nicolas Maduro or its predecessor Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, as well as those who work or have worked hand in hand with Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro or Miguel Diaz-Canel in Cuba.
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The US senator in the bill requests the same restrictions for people who support or supported the former president Evo Morales, in Bolivia. In addition, to penalize “any foreign person acting on behalf of said regimes.”
The No Relief for Allies of Dictators Act of 2023 It also seeks to restrict “U.S. visa holders living within the United States and those seeking U.S. visas abroad who commit or have committed human rights violations, threats, or acts that undermine the sovereignty of the Cuban, Venezuelan, Nicaraguan and Bolivian.
In addition, it would revoke or restrict visas “to spouses and children of officials foreigners who support these regimes” and those who “visit the General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters, as determined by the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence on a case-by-case basis.”
It’s a statement, rick scott He noted that “ruthless dictators in Latin America have destroyed millions of lives simply to stay in power. Their illegitimate regimes they are an insult to democracy and deprive millions of people of freedom through their brutal oppression.
“USA cannot show tolerance for these evil leaders or the thugs who carry out their wishes,” he stressed.
In addition, the Republican senator assured that his bill “will make sure that these evil people do not come to our country to live the high life while their citizens at home are destitute.”
«This not only is important in terms of support for freedom and democracy in Latin AmericaIt is essential to protect the national security of the United States,” he added.
