Immigration freeze omits countries linked to attacks in the US

[baseline bum]

Regardless of how much my Canadian relatives hate Trump, they hate the refugees coming into Canada more - FULL (and they give a lot) benefits as soon as they land.

What kind of benefits do they offer American refugees?

[DMC]

NBA investigating potential impact of U.S. travel order has on league

The NBA, its players and its coaches have waded into political waters in the months before and since the November election. But this week politics bled into the NBA when President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily limiting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Milwaukee Bucks rookie Thon Maker and Los Angeles Lakers veteran Luol Deng both are natives of Sudan, one of the countries subject to the temporary ban along with Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.

The Bucks were concerned about Maker’s ability to travel freely with the team back to the United States from its game Friday in Toronto. The NBA released a statement saying it has contacted the State Department for information on how the restriction might affect personnel from the seven countries.

According to an ESPN report, there was no disruption to Maker’s or the Bucks’ itinerary back to Milwaukee:

Maker moved with his family to Australia in 2002, so he also has Australian citizenship and travels with an Australian passport. Still, there were concerns for Maker as the Bucks were returning from a Friday night game in Toronto just as Customs and Border Protection notified airlines about passengers whose visas had been canceled.

Bucks coach Jason Kidd, in announcing Saturday that Maker would start, confirmed that he had made it back to Milwaukee without incident. Maker had scored eight points and grabbed two rebounds in eight minutes of play in Friday night's 102-86 loss at Toronto, where Maker had lived for two years prior to being drafted in 2016 by Milwaukee. …

Deng was also born in Wau, Sudan, but like Maker has dual citizenship, having become a British citizen in 2006.

NBA spokesman Mike Bass issued the league’s statement to media outlets: "We have reached out to the State Department and are in the process of gathering information to understand how this executive order would apply to players in our league who are from one of the impacted countries. The NBA is a global league and we are proud to attract the very best players from around the world."

The NBA’s successful Basketball Without Borders program, for instance, has been credited with identifying and developing players from the Sudan. According to Yahoo! Sports The Vertical, several top Sudanese players “are attending American high scools and colleges on visas, and could become NBA draft picks.”

http://www.nba.com/article/2017/01/2...der-has-league

Jesus ing Christ El... what would the NBA be today without Thon Maker and Luol Deng?

[DMC]

Hope he keeps ignoring them so all the contempt of court orders pile up.

Impeachment in 1.2..

stump dumb ^

[DMC]

What kind of benefits do they offer American refugees?

They pick the nits off our feathers since we are the great eagle and they are the parasite nestled firmly beneath our wings.

[Clipper Nation]

This is a Quinnippiac Poll, so it goes without saying that they undersampled Republicans and independents while oversampling Democrats. The fact that they still couldn't make the refugee ban look unpopular says it all.

[DMC]

But "popular" and "right" aren't synonymous.

[Dirk Oneanddoneski]

This is going to be great for Muslims because they can go where they belong

And it's going to be great for us because we get to make the Muslims leave. America can't be great again if there's any Muslims in it

[Clipper Nation]

Here's a rare decent article from the National Review (normally an anti-Trump rag) explaining why the outrage over this executive order is ridiculous:

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...-fact-hysteria

Normally, I'd quote select parts of the article, but I'd just end up quoting the whole damn thing. Everyone should just read it and then stop losing their minds over a return to sane immigration policies.

[Fabbs]

Could have done this two years ago.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...light=Egyptian

Egyptian billionaire offers to buy island for refugees.

[Pelicans78]

This is going to be great for Muslims because they can go where they belong

And it's going to be great for us because we get to make the Muslims leave. America can't be great again if there's any Muslims in it

99% of Muslims in this country are probably more successful than you.

[Th'Pusher]

This is going to be great for Muslims because they can go where they belong

And it's going to be great for us because we get to make the Muslims leave. America can't be great again if there's any Muslims in it

At the cost of ~$1B per month. Let me guess, Trump is going to make Syria pay for them.

[Thread]

At the cost of ~$1B per month. Let me guess, Trump is going to make Syria pay for them.

$18 per month is reasonable, Pusher.

Make them stay there and fix their country. Or, got to Canada, they've opened their doors and arms.

[Thread]

What kind of benefits do they offer American refugees?

You don't have to fight in Vietnam.

[Clipper Nation]

What kind of benefits do they offer American refugees?

If you want to move to Canada, you'd better have job skills that are in demand, own a business, have a high net worth, and/or have relatives who already live there. Otherwise, you're out of luck.

In before "like, Canada is soooo fascist, they're the new Nazi Germany. I'm literally shaking!"

[Thread]

7 minutes ago on Facebook:::Statement Regarding Recent Executive Order Concerning Extreme Vetting
“America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do so while protecting our own citizens and border. America has always been the land of the free and home of the brave.
We will keep it free and keep it safe, as the media knows, but refuses to say. My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months. The seven countries named in the Executive Order are the same countries previously identified by the Obama administration as sources of terror. To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting.
This is not about religion - this is about terror and keeping our country safe. There are over 40 different countries worldwide that are majority Muslim that are not affected by this order. We will again be issuing visas to all countries once we are sure we have reviewed and implemented the most secure policies over the next 90 days.
I have tremendous feeling for the people involved in this horrific humanitarian
crisis in Syria. My first priority will always be to protect and serve our country, but as President I will find ways to help all those who are suffering.”

[Reck]

This is a Quinnippiac Poll, so it goes without saying that they undersampled Republicans and independents while oversampling Democrats. The fact that they still couldn't make the refugee ban look unpopular says it all.

So two quick things.

1. You dont trust polls, but you want us to start trusting them now?
2. This poll doesn't even mentioned Trump's executive order that just happened. People weren't polled based on what happened Friday till now. In fact this was from January 12.

It is also worth pointing out that this poll talked only about the refugees themselves, not legal people who have greencards and have been established residents here long term.

, CP, The twitter graph actually shows the dates as 5-9.

[Clipper Nation]

So two quick things.

1. You dont trust polls, but you want us to start trusting them now?
2. This poll doesn't even mentioned Trump's executive order that just happened. People weren't polled based on what happened Friday till now. In fact this was from January 12.

It is also worth pointing out that this poll talked only about the refugees themselves, not legal people who have greencards and have been established residents here long term.

, CP, The twitter graph actually shows the dates as 5-9.

I know it only asked about the refugee ban component. Nothing in my post says otherwise. Maybe try reading people's posts first before jumping down their throats.

[Th'Pusher]

I know it only asked about the refugee ban component. Nothing in my post says otherwise. Maybe try reading people's posts first before jumping down their throats.

Your post was a link of a Fox News tweet that said "Nearly half of America voters support Trump's immigration order".

That's deceiving at best.

[Clipper Nation]

Your post was a link of a Fox News tweet that said "Nearly half of America voters support Trump's immigration order".

That's deceiving at best.

The text of the tweet was wrong, but the graphic got it right and so did what I wrote under the tweet.

[Th'Pusher]

The text of the tweet was wrong, but the graphic got it right and so did what I wrote under the tweet.

I'm glad we agree the Fox News tweet you quoted was deceiving

[djohn2oo8]

lol CN

[baseline bum]

If you want to move to Canada, you'd better have job skills that are in demand, own a business, have a high net worth, and/or have relatives who already live there. Otherwise, you're out of luck.

In before "like, Canada is soooo fascist, they're the new Nazi Germany. I'm literally shaking!"

You know, I agree with Trump on not accepting Syrian refugees. I don't want them in the US. I have no problem admitting skilled workers from Syria who are willing to put in the work to get citizenship and pay taxes, but I don't want to take in desperate people who are going to see working at McDonalds sucks in America and who are thus going to be much easier to radicalize. But blanket bans that keep legal residents from entering the country is ridiculous. Trump and Sessions thinking they can do this.

[Reck]

You know, I agree with Trump on not accepting Syrian refugees. I don't want them in the US. I have no problem admitting skilled workers from Syria who are willing to put in the work to get citizenship and pay taxes, but I don't want to take in desperate people who are going to see working at McDonalds sucks in America and who are thus going to be much easier to radicalize. But blanket bans that keep legal residents from entering the country is ridiculous. Trump and Sessions thinking they can do this.

It's an act of charity BB.

As long as you dont let refugees in like in Germany we should be fine. Plenty of room for people that are in dire need of a place. It's life and death for the vast majority of those refugees.

I would focus on the kids and mothers.

[spurraider21]

lol CN been busy today spamming polls that agree with his point of view after months of telling us how stupid polls are

[Will Hunting]

You know, I agree with Trump on not accepting Syrian refugees. I don't want them in the US. I have no problem admitting skilled workers from Syria who are willing to put in the work to get citizenship and pay taxes, but I don't want to take in desperate people who are going to see working at McDonalds sucks in America and who are thus going to be much easier to radicalize. But blanket bans that keep legal residents from entering the country is ridiculous. Trump and Sessions thinking they can do this.

Agreed with this. I think completely opening the boarders to Syrian refugees the way Germany has is suicide by white guilt (definitely though Trump had Hilary beat on this issue), but this travel policy is reckless and poorly thought out. I don't understand what good it does to impose this on legal residents.