Iran
Iraq
Libya
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Yemen
The order bans entry of ALL refugees for four months and indefinitely bands refugees from Syria. It also limits the cap on the total number of refugees to 50,000 (not enough people to fill a football stadium).
The stated aim of this action is to prevent acts of terrorism in the United States.
Let's test that hypothesis. Where did the 9/11 hijackers come from?
15 of the came from Saudi Arabia
2 came of the United Arab Emirates
1 came from Egypt
1 came from Lebanon
Note that NONE of these countries are on Trump's list. Yesterday's executive order would not have prevented the 9/11 attacks.
How about something smaller like the Orlando nightclub shooting? Would the "extreme vetting" order have prevented that?
No, the Orlando shooter was an American born in New York State. His parents were from Afghanistan (not on Trump's list).
How about the San Bernardino attack? Would Trump's "extreme vetting" order have prevented that incident?
Nope. Trump fails again! That shooter was born in Chicago to Pakistani parents. His wife and co-conspirator had emigrated (legally) from Pakistan. Note that Pakistan is not on Mr. Trump's list.
The Trump plan fails again!
So, why aren't some of these other countries on the list? Saudi Arabia? Pakistan? The UAE?
Probably because the USA does a lot of business with those countries. Mr. Trump and his cronies have business interest there. We wouldn't want to inconvenience their ability to make money.
In the meantime, the refugees of Syria are the most desperate people on the planet right now, and our once-great nation has turned its back on them completely.
What would Jesus do? - The opposite of what Mr. Trump is doing.
Are you ashamed of the this new administration yet? You damn well should be.
(Portions of this post were sourced from CNN and Wikipedia.)
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