Fri Aug 5, 2022 – 11:33 am EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Eight Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives called on the Biden administration Tuesday to end the “unnecessary” and “coercive” COVID-19 vaccine requirement for foreign visitors to the United States.
Obtained by the Daily Caller, the letter is signed by Reps. Louie Gohmert, Mary Miller, Ralph Norman, Thomas Massie, Randy Weber, Brian Mast, Billy Long, and Andy Biggs.
“As of this past May, at least 55 nations had no Covid-19 entry requirements,” the letter notes. “In maintaining societies open to lawful commerce and travel, these nations affirmed that Covid-19 is not a legitimate reason to arbitrarily shut down healthy, constructive interactions among the human race. By failing to similarly affirm this reality, your administration is coercively forcing noncitizens to choose between their own bodily autonomy and pursuing their lawful interests.”
The lawmakers go on to cite the case of Serbian Christian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic, who has been barred from participation in the 2022 U.S. Open tennis championships over his unvaccinated status.
“In some ways, Mr. Djokovic is a perfect ambassador, modeling how humanity is diminished and harmed when government places itself in the position of
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