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23w
2015
The
HonorableJohn
F.
Kerry
Secretary
of
State
U S
Department
of
State
2201
 
Street
NW
Washington,
DC
20520
The
Honorable
Jeh
Johnson
Secretary
of
Homeland
Security
U.S.
Department
of
Homeland
Security
3801
NebraskaAvenue,
N.W.
Washington,
DC
20528
DearSecretary
Kerry
andSecretary
Johnson:
We
write
to
raise
our
deep
concern
regarding
the
visit
of
Mr.
Geert
Wilders,
a
Dutchlawmaker
known
for
perpetuating
Islamaphobia.
Mr.Wilders
is
scheduled
to
have
a
series
of
meetings
in
Washington
next
week.
We
respectfully
request
that
the
U.S.
government
deny
Mr.Wilders
entry
due
to
his
participationin
incitinganti-Muslim
aggression
and
violence.
 n
the
past,
the
United
States
has
denied
entry
to
international
leaders
under
the
authority
of
the
International
Religious
Freedom
Actwhich
allowsthe
Department
of
State
to
deny
entry
to
a
foreign
leaderwho
is
responsible
for
severe
violationsof
religiousfreedom.’This
precedent
is
applicableto
Mr.
Wilders.
In
2010
and
2011
Wilders
was
formally
charged
with
inciting
hatred
and
discrimination
bythe
Dutch
government.2
Mr.
Wilders
is
currently
facing
charges
of
inciting
hatred
for
proposingto
arrange
theremoval
of
Moroccans
from
theNetherlands
at
a
campaignrally.3Reports
indicate
that
Anders
Breivik,theNorwegian
terrorist
responsible
for
the
murderof
77
people
in
Oslo,was
inspired
by
Mr.
Wilders’hateful
message.4
‘
U.S.C.
 
73;
See
also
question
3
part
d
of
USd5
form
1-539
for
travelers
with
nonimmigrant
status.
2
Dutch
politician
Geert
Wilders
faces
new
racialhatred
charges
over
victory
speech
http:
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dutch_politiciangeertwilders_fac~_new_racial
hatred-charges
over-victory-speech-9934423.html
3
Dutch
Anti
Islam
Politician
Geert
Wilderscharged
Over‘FewerMoroccans’
Speech
 WSJ
http:
www.wsj
.com
articles/dutch-far-right-politician-geert-wilders-charged-over4ewer..moroccans
speech-1418899o28
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