Dear liberals and other Trump haters:
Please stop. Just stop for a moment and check various news sources, as well as federal laws and the US Constitution, before you go shooting off your mouths and protesting EVERYTHING.The "Muslim ban" isn't a Muslim ban. It's a temporary travel ban on people from seven particular countries that were decided upon by President OBAMA. There are dozens of other Muslim-majority countries that are totally unaffected by this executive order.
A few tidbits of history:
2016 - In February, Pres. Obama's Department of Homeland Security implementation of the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 added Libya, Somalia, and Yemen as three countries of concern, limiting Visa Waiver Program travel for certain individuals who have traveled to these countries.2016 - In January, Pres. Obama's Department of Homeland Security began implementing changes under the Act and designated Iran, Iraq, Sudan, and Syria as countries subject to restrictions for Visa Waiver Program travel for certain individuals.
2015 - In December, Pres. Obama signed the “Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act” into law, which restricted access to the Visa Waiver Program.
2011 - Pres. Obama banned Iraqi refugees for six months in 2011 due to concerns that the program was being used by terrorists to infiltrate the United States.
2002 - These same 7 countries were mentioned in a report from Pres. G.W. Bush's Department of Defense with plans to destabilize those countries
1980 - Pres. Carter invalidated the Visas of Iranians during the Iran Hostage Crisis.
1952 - 8 US Code 1182 was written; passed by a Democrat-controlled Congress, House and Senate; and signed by a Democrat president. It contains this passage:
(f)Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by President
Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.
1932 - President Roosevelt and the State Department essentially shut down immigration during the Great Depression. (And I would argue that although our economy isn't in that dire of a situation, it's not great and that alone could/should be reason to halt or slow immigration.)
Sources:
- 8 U.S. Code § 1182 - Inadmissible aliens - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1182
- https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCODE-2011-title8/USCODE-2011-title8-chap12-subchapII-partII-sec1182/content-detail.html
- http://www.maggiesnotebook.com/2015/12/ban-of-muslims-and-others-already-u-s-law-8-u-s-code-1182-pundits-politicians-candidates-need-to-get-over-themselves/
- http://www.hannity.com/articles/election-493995/reminder-trump-didnt-choose-the-muslim-15514617/
- http://wearechange.org/trumps-travel-ban-includes-7-countries-pentagon-wanted-destabilize-2002/
- https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/01/trump-immigration-executive-order-fact-fiction
- https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/06/the-obama-clinton-ban-on-muslims
- http://www.commonsenseevaluation.com/2017/01/29/ban-muslims-others-already-u-s-law-8-u-s-code-1182/#sthash.dJgcyKtE.dpbs
