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I know this will be unpopular, but I'm so sick of this topic already. Partly because there has been so much emotion and as a result, misinformation disseminated as part of this action from the media to social media. First, it was alleged that Trump was only banning Muslims from countries he wasn't doing business in. Then, it turns out it's not even a Muslim ban at all, since ~80% of the world's Muslim population is unaffected, and the countries chosen were actually chosen by the Obama administration in 2011. Then, there were major protests that clogged up the airports this weekend, which turned out to be a Delta computer failure that stranded everyone. Then there is the usual parade of cries of fascism and comparison to Hitler, when no evidence can be offered to support those claims. The simple fact is that these 'refugees' have been spat upon by their own countries, neighboring countries and muslim brothers/sisters who have turned them away. They're desperate and someone should help them, but the US doesn't owe these people anything, so unless we are sending them straight to death camps or shooting them right off the boat/plane, the twitter-verse is making a lot of people act like fools by acting like everyone agrees that these people have all rights outlined in the constitution. That said, we should help these people as best we can, but a permanent home in the US for any people that have no love for our laws, our people or constitution doesn't do them or us any favors by letting them stay permanently. The question is, who wants to conform to our way of life and who doesn't? Can we keep inviting everyone in unconditionally before we pay a very serious price? |
Hi -- there's a very important piece of information missing from your take, and I think it might make a difference to you: not only are refugees being stopped from entering the United States. Regular people who already live here legally (many of whom aren't refugees) are being stopped too.
All citizens of the countries listed, even those who have lived in the USA for years legally on visas, even those who are legal permanent residents, are not allowed to enter the USA. They are not even allowed to be routed through it in most cases. These people are detained on entry, handled as criminals, many questioned for hours, and several have been given forms that, when signed, revoke their residence permanently. Then they are sent back.
This means professors, doctors, students, scientists, and lots of regular people who have lived legally in the USA for years, some for decades, many of whom think of themselves as American first. If they're inside the US, they're now effectively stuck inside. If they're outside, they're now stuck outside for 3 months minimum -- it could go longer, if their country doesn't introduce sufficient "vetting" in response, and provided nothing new stops them.
Regular people who aren't trying to escape anything, who aren't trying to join the country, who ALREADY live here, are now homeless, forced to go to other nations, and dealt with as criminals if they try to come home to America.
(also, while there were computer problems again, there were also many real protests at major airports)