Townley Jordan - Repercussions of Trump's Muslim Ban

Summary: Trump’s seven-page document calls for suspension of immigration from countries with ties to terror -- Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Iran and Libya -- for a time period of 90 days, including green card holders. However, none of the countries on the list have had anything to do with terror incidents on the US since 9/11, and Saudi Arabia, the home country to 15 of the 9/11 hijackers was not included. It also calls for the complete suspension of Syrian refugees for an indefinite time, as well as the suspension of the entire program for admitting refugees for 120 days. Trump said that Christian refugees would be given priority over Muslims in applications to come to the U.S. However, a judge in Brooklyn granted an emergency stay for two Iraqi men with visas. The ruling does not appear to overturn the new immigration policy, but does seem applicable to those currently detained at airports across the country, who were facing deportation. Protests sprouted up in airports across the country, after passengers were detained or sent home from at least 10 different airports, and hundreds of people around the world were barred from boarding flights to the US. Hundreds showed up at the John F. Kennedy International Airport to protest, chanting "No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here. No hate, no fear, Muslims are welcome here." One of the released Iraqis at the JFK International Airport said, "America is the land of freedom. The land of freedom, the land of the rights. This is what brought me to come here, and I'm very thankful." Trump categorized the executive order as part of a vetting plan to prevent "radical Islamic terrorists" from reaching American soil.

Analysis: This article was written as protesting broke out at airports around the country. I do not understand how people can claim that this is good or beneficial, it does not coincide with the so-called values of the many Christians who back it, and it goes against the very basis of our country. We are a nation of immigrants. Unless you are Native American, you came from an immigrant, if previous presidents had passed orders such as this, then the people that make up this nation would not even exist right now. This is so morally wrong, Trump is claiming that he’s such a Christian do-good, but if he truly basing his actions on the Bible, he would not be so hypocritical as to deny help and refuge to those who need it most. I don’t understand how he can do this without hating himself every day. Does he not realize that he is changing real lives that belong to real humans? These are people not statistics, they are not terrorists. They are humans, trying to escape their war-ravaged countries. This is so wrong and it fills me with so much fury and sadness. We are currently living through these changes that he is making, and they are going down in history. I believe they will be looked down upon, because they are not beneficial or just. We have to continue to take a stand, we are the people that make up this country and we need to make our voice glaringly clear.

Link: US Judge Grants Stay to Those Facing Deportation