The Department of Homeland Security's Social Media Requirements for Entry to the United States of America

The First Amendment has a few addendums.

“A U.S. visa is a privilege, not a right,” the State Department said in a press release announcing that all student and exchange visa applicants will now be required to make their social media profiles public to enable “comprehensive and thorough vetting.”

In response to press and public inquiries, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a clarification on what kind of social media behavior can result in the denial of class F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas.

The following Facebook activity will result in immediate denial of entry:

Replying in every comment section on every post.

This behavior may indicate the applicant is jobless and therefore possibly funded by a hostile foreign power aiming to drive American citizens out of their minds.

Posting on Facebook like it’s a private text.

For example: Under a smiling family photo at Disneyland, you comment, “This reminds me—your Aunt Diane passed. Please call me.” This is the kind of judgment lapse that leads to the mother of a beauty page…