Is it racist to have different USA visa requirements for different nationalities?

[Lee-Lee]

12. That depends on what you base it on

If it's based on a belief that you need to screen or keep our people just because of race- it's racist.

If it's based on statistics and an evidence based approach says that persons from some countries and backgrounds are more likely to overstay a visa or be problematic in other ways- then that's not racist- it's an evidence based approach to managing immigration and visas.

I have a good friend from Poland whose family were denied tourist visas all through the 90's because they didn't make enough money and the fear was they would come on a tourist visa and stay. Was that racist? They were all white with blonde hair and blue eyes...