Biden Administration Weaponizes Diplomacy Against Conservative Hungary

Every year, millions of travelers from 40 countries visit the United States through a visa waiver program. But beginning this month, the Biden administration is tightening the access of citizens from one conservative country—Hungary—to the visa waiver system. While the southern U.S. border lies in shambles, Hungarian citizens will have to reapply for a single-use entry every time they want to come to the United States.

In a sane world, one might assume that Hungary's blacklisting reflected a deep concern for American security. Surely the Biden administration would only restrict entry from Hungary because of some identifiable risk. But according to U.S. data, until 2018 only 65 out of the one million Hungarians abroad who gained citizenship in recent years—the putative objects of the Biden administration's concern—entered the United States illegally through the visa waiver program. ---More...