Sec. Marco Rubio Defends Revoking Student Visas: 'We're Gonna Get Rid Of These People'

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During a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Sec. Marco Rubio spoke about revoking student visas.

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00:00Well, Mr. President, one of the most important things I believe you'll achieve in your presidency

00:06is reordering the world in a proper way. For 31 years, more than 31 years now, multiple

00:12administrations have allowed the Chinese to de-industrialize this country, to take away

00:17jobs and factories and pillars of our national strength. And what you're doing now I think

00:21is a great service to our country, but ultimately to the world. And I want to congratulate you

00:25and your team that's working on that because it has extraordinary geopolitical implications

00:29as you see from all these other countries that are now coming here and wanting to join

00:33something in the next room. It's just crazy to allow these. I mean, basically we lived

00:36in a world where Chinese companies can do whatever they want in America, but our companies

00:41cannot do anything over there unless they allow it. And even then they steal our stuff and

00:45reverse engineer it. So just reordering all of that has dramatic implications on peace

00:50and security of the world. So we thank you. An important meeting, thanks to you, is going

00:54to happen on Saturday for the first time in a long time. There will be direct talks between

00:57Ambassador Whitcoff and a top-level leader in Iran. We hope that will lead to peace.

01:01We've been very clear what Iran is never going to have as a nuclear weapon. And I think that's

01:05what led to this meeting. And we'll wait for him to come back from it. And we're hopeful

01:09about that. I would also say that we are receiving, and I think the Department of Homeland Security

01:13can confirm this, historic cooperation from countries all over the world. Number one, in

01:17taking back their citizens. Every country in the world has to take back people that are illegally

01:21in another country. And we have countries that refuse to do it or will kind of ignore our calls.

01:25All of them are doing it. The ones that are not are paying a price. And we've also found

01:29cooperation in other countries that are willing to take some of these people, some very dangerous

01:33criminals. And how the President of El Salvador will be here next week has really been a good

01:37friend of the United States in that regard. These are some of the worst people you'll ever

01:41encounter. And Pam knows this, and Kristi knows this from the work they're doing.

01:46You know, and one last point I want to make, Mr. President,

01:50and again, it's under your leadership, it's actually under your executive order. If you come to this country

01:54as a student, we expect you to go to class and study and get a degree. If you come here

01:58to like vandalize a library, take over a campus and do all kinds of crazy things,

02:02you know, we're going to get rid of these people. And we're going to continue to do it. So when we identify

02:06lunatics like these, we take away their student visa. No one's entitled

02:10to a student visa. The press cover student visa is like there's some sort of birthright.

02:14No, a student visa is like me inviting you into my home. If you come into my home

02:18and put all kinds of crap on my couch, I'm going to kick you out of my house.

02:21And so, you know, that's what we're doing with our

02:24country, thanks to the President. And last but not least, very important development this week, but both Pam

02:28and I were very excited. The finest higher education institution in the United States,

02:32University of Florida, is also now the national champion in basketball.

02:36We hope you'll host them here soon, Mr. President. Go Gators!

02:39They're coming.

02:40Good for the SEC.

02:41They're coming, guys.

02:42Congratulations.

02:43Well, thank you very much.

02:44You're really good.

Sec. Marco Rubio Defends Revoking Student Visas: 'We're Gonna Get Rid Of These People'

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