They probably made the mistake of assuming they had a reciprocal relationship.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-visa-polic...

there is no ‘right to enter America’ and fwiw i seem to recall that the UK has a bad habit of banning American musicians for the content of their songs.

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chimprich 2 days ago | parent [-]

Like the US's bad habit of banning British musicians for the content of their songs? https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/30/uk/bob-vylan-uk-band-glas...

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whimsicalism a day ago | parent [-]

seems like a reciprocal relationship to me. i'd also say the recent US stances are an aberration whereas the history of UK immigration policy is a better reflection of core governing principles.

	▲	mrguyorama a day ago \| parent [-]
		>recent >aberration McCarthyism would like a word https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin#Limelight_and_...