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A 1952 Law

Wouldn’t it be interesting if at some point during his campaigning Donald Trump said “oh by the way....”

McCARRAN-WALTER ACT OF 1952

Here’s a historic fact that would seem to indicate that many, if not most, of

the people we elect to go to Washington don’t have the slightest idea of

what laws already exist. I did not know of this until now. It’s been law for

over 60 years.

Trump was recently severely criticized for suggesting that the U.S.

should limit or temporarily suspend the immigration of certain ethnic

groups, nationalities, and even people of certain religions (Muslims).

The criticisms condemned such a suggestion as, among other things,

being Un-American, dumb, stupid, reckless, dangerous and racist.

Congressmen and Senators swore that they would never allow such

legislation, and the president called such a prohibition on immigration unconstitutional.

As Gomer Pyle would say, Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!” It seems that the

selective immigration ban is already law and has been applied on several

occasions. Known as the McCarran-Walter Act, the Immigration and

Nationality Act of 1952 allows for the “Suspension of entry or imposition

of restrictions by president. Whenever the president finds that the entry

of aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental

to the interests of the United States, the president may, by proclamation, and

for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or

any class of aliens as immigrants or non-immigrants or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.

The act was utilized by Jimmy Carter, no less, in 1979 to keep Iranians out

of the United States, but he actually did more. He made all Iranian students

already here check in, and then he deported a bunch. Seven thousand were

found in violation of their visas, 15,000 Iranians were forced to leave the

United States in 1979.

It is of note that the act requires that an applicant for immigration must be of

good moral character and “attached to the principles of the Constitution.

Since the Quran forbids Muslims to swear allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, technically, all Muslims should be refused immigration.