According to newly issued guidance, the Trump State Department recommended that overweight foreign nationals be denied immigrant visas to the U.S., framing obesity as a medical condition that could create long-term healthcare costs.
Supporters say it’s about reducing taxpayer burden.
Critics argue it opens the door to discrimination based on body size and health conditions — and raises serious questions about how far immigration policy should go in policing personal health.
A policy like this could reshape who gets to enter the country… and who doesn’t.
Source: Daily Mail
