Whereas entry into the United States for foreign nationals to study, work, and travel is a privilege and intended to benefit the national interest of the United States; Whereas section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII) ) mandates that certain aliens be ineligible for entry into the United States, including anyone who “endorses or espouses terrorist activity or persuades others to endorse or espouse terrorist activity or support a terrorist organization”; Whereas, on October 7, 2023, members of the Iran-backed Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other designated FTOs from the Gaza Strip invaded the State of Israel in force by land, air, and sea; Whereas Iran-backed FTO Hezbollah has taken responsibility for firing mortar shells and anti-tank missiles towards Israeli positions along the Lebanese border; Whereas leaders of Hamas have openly thanked the Islamic Republic of Iran for its consistent provision of funding, weapons, and support in the weeks before the attack; Whereas the terrorist invaders unleashed slaughter and cruelty against the residents of southern Israel, reminiscent of the worst pogroms of history; Whereas the terrorists operated death squads tasked with exterminating Jews, as well as hostage-taking squads tasked with abducting Jews for ransom, propaganda, and torture, if not simply sadistic pleasure; Whereas the terrorists murdered at least 1,300 innocent victims, including children; Whereas the terrorists murdered at least 30 United States citizens; Whereas the terrorists continue to hold hostage dozens of Israeli and United States citizens; Whereas the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks represent the deadliest and most savage assault on the Jewish people since the Holocaust; Whereas students at our most elite colleges and universities, including foreign nationals, have celebrated this pogrom and blamed the Jews for their own slaughter at the hands of a savage enemy