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Simon Hankinson: HB1 Visas, Free Speech, Gender Passport Classifications, BBC-Journalistic Integrity
Simon Hankinson: HB1 Visas, Free Speech, Gender Passport Classifications, BBC-Journalistic Integrity
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Is the H1B visa program being abused? The BBC recently was caught misleadingly editing President Trump’s January 6, 2021, speech; how deep is the anti-Trump bias at the BBC and in the media in general?

Foreign policy, immigration, free expert, and author Simon Hankinson joins us to discuss issues with the H-1B visa program, the male and female designation on US Passports, free speech, and attacks on current US immigration enforcement.

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