Immigration freeze omits countries linked to attacks in the US

[Reck]

Trump about to get hit with a contempt of court order for ignoring the judge's original ruling.

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Christian Leaders Denounce Trump’s Plan to Favor Christian Immigrants

A broad array of clergy members has strongly denounced Mr. Trump’s order as discriminatory, misguided and inhumane.

Outrage has also come from some of the evangelical, Roman Catholic and mainline Protestant leaders who represent the churches most active in trying to aid persecuted Christians.

By giving preference to Christians over Muslims, religious leaders have said the executive order pits one faith against another.

By barring any refugees from entering the United States for nearly four months, it leaves people to suffer longer in camps, and prevents families from reuniting.

Also, many religious leaders have said that putting an indefinite freeze on refugees from Syria, and cutting the total number of refugees admitted this year by 60,000, shuts the door to those most in need.

“We believe in assisting all, regardless of their religious beliefs,” said Bishop Joe S. Vásquez, the chairman of the committee on migration for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/christian-leaders-denounce-trumps-plan-to-favor-christian-immigrants.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook. com

[resistanze]

Pick a in' side

And herein the problem with the sheep, you actually think they see you on their team.

[Spurminator]

Reichbart's take...

[DarrinS]

Didn't Carter ban Iranians in 1980? But, I guess this is way worse, right?

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And herein the problem with the sheep, you actually think they see you on their team.

Well, that was true when I sided Bush. This time, this time I chose wisely.

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Let us proceed...

[Winehole23]

Didn't Carter ban Iranians in 1980? But, I guess this is way worse, right?

The executive branch ignoring court orders makes it an order of magnitude worse, yes.

[Winehole23]

it's an attack on the Cons ution Trump recently swore to uphold.

[Spurminator]

Didn't Carter ban Iranians in 1980? But, I guess this is way worse, right?

Is there currently a hostage crisis involving Americans in these seven countries?

[Thread]

it's an attack on the Cons ution Trump recently swore to uphold.

The hole.

[Reck]

Didn't Carter ban Iranians in 1980? But, I guess this is way worse, right?

LOL, dude there was an actual hostage situation and we had to respond..

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KAC: Thanks, Obama. We assholes love your list of countries

[Reck]

Is there currently a hostage crisis involving Americans in these seven countries?

Guess he forgot that part. Convieniently so.

[angrydude]

Except Obama did the same thing with Iraq. The US is currently bombing 5 of those countries. And Obama made the list not Trump. #inconvinienttruths

[hater]

Yes but Trumps team execution was bad. They ed up even if they were on the right side of history. Clumsy pathetic execution. But then again so was Obamacare

[Spur_Fanatic]

All they have to do is make some business with Trump, and the US will give them every accommodation, of course.

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it's an attack on the Cons ution Trump recently swore to uphold.

The hole

[djohn2oo8]

Few more judges have blocked the executive order.

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As the Post summarizes the first two judicial rulings:

A federal judge in New York blocked deportations nationwide late Saturday of those detained on entry to the United States after an executive order from President Trump targeted citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Judge Ann Donnelly of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn granted a request from the American Civil Liberties Union to stop the deportations after determining that the risk of injury to those detained by being returned to their home countries necessitated the decision.

Minutes after the judge’s ruling in New York, another came in Alexandria when U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a temporary restraining order to block for seven days the removal of any green-card holders being detained at Dulles International Airport.

Brinkema’s action also ordered that lawyers have access to those held there because of the ban.

Just a few minutes ago, a third order was entered by the federal district court in Massachusetts.

And there was another such order tonight from the district court in Seattle.

In case you’re wondering, three of the four court orders were handed down by Democratically-nominated judges.

The important thing to watch going forward, in my view, is the Trump Administration’s response to the judges’ actions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.7a3fa6fef28d

yes, let's see if Trash and his sycophants trash the judges as they have been trashing the press.

[Reck]

Few more judges have blocked the executive order.

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

Impeachment in 1.2..

[ElNono]

Marriage eliminates this requirement though.

It doesn't. Marriage makes the couple the sponsor. It does, however, removes some limitations when a sponsor is a non-spouse. A person that married a US Citizen, still has to go through the usual process of obtaining a green card, including demonstrating it's not a sham marriage, biometrics, form fees, background check, etc, and still has to wait 3-5 years to file for citizenship.

The point, however, is that statistically the vast majority of H1B holders are not sponsored for a green card at the end of their stay.

[ElNono]

You can say Barry did this, Nixon did that, but I don't think we've ever seen a direct ban on entering the country for approved permanent residents. Ever. I've seen entry denied for people holding tourist visas, but permanent residents, never.

Like hater said, it was terribly executed, even if the intent was 'noble'. The way to actually do this with any teeth would've been to either suspend granting visas or revoking them, which automatically makes entry or re-entry actually illegal under current law.

The problem with making it right is that it would've probably taken a lot longer to go through the list and doing what needed to be done, and people would've then been aware for much longer not to leave the country until the inevitable court battles were over.

[ElNono]

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

Impeachment in 1.2..

I wouldn't hold my breath on impeachment when the charges have to be brought up by Congress, tbh...

[rmt]

Canada covered it today by happily opening their country to the hordes.

Scotland too.

Go there, the doors are wide open.

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.