Sean Hannity says he prefers “a temporary freeze on all immigration” after a caller suggests banning “pregnant women from coming in”

Sean Hannity says he prefers "a temporary freeze on all immigration" after a caller suggests banning “pregnant women from coming in”

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From the July 1, 2026, edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Sean Hannity Show

CALLER: Why can't the president do -- because since the secretary of state office controls the tourist visas and all the different work visas and things like that. Why can't they screen people, especially from, like, China or countries that want to -- you know, that are not our friends, screen them from, you know, like, pregnant women coming in before they come in and not allow them to come into our country, even on a tourist visa, work visa, anything like that?

SEAN HANNITY (HOST): Look, if I had my way, I would put a temporary freeze on all immigration until we put in place the proper measures to vet anybody that wants to come into the country. Now, I'd also, for the benefit of people that want to come here, I would streamline the process. I think it's too arduous and too difficult and burdensome and bureaucratic, but people should have to pay for their own vetting. 

I think people should prove they don't have radical associations. I think you need a health check in a post-COVID world, and I think you need to prove that you won't be a financial burden on the American people. You do those things, then, welcome to America. That's my attitude. I don't care where you come from.