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They probably made the mistake of assuming they had a reciprocal relationship. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-visa-policy-targets-foreign-na

• whimsicalism 1y ago
  there is no ‘right to enter America’ and fwiw i seem to recall that the UK has a bad habit of banning American musicians for the content of their songs.
  • chimprich 1y ago
    Like the US's bad habit of banning British musicians for the content of their songs? https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/30/uk/bob-vylan-uk-band-glastonbury-us-visa-intl-latam https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/30/uk/bob-vylan-uk-band-glas...
    • whimsicalism 1y ago
      seems like a reciprocal relationship to me. i'd also say the recent US stances are an aberration whereas the history of UK immigration policy is a better reflection of core governing principles.
      • mrguyorama 1y ago
        >recent >aberration McCarthyism would like a word https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin#Limelight_and_banning_from_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin#Limelight_and_...