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1:501 in 122 people worldwide are displaced.
1:53And those fleeing the largest humanitarian emergency of our time — the Syrian civil
1:58war — are the ones singled out by Trump for harsher restrictions.
2:02If you’re worried about US terrorist attacks like 9/11, San Bernadino, or the Orlando Pulse
2:08shooting – this Order would have prevented exactly none of them.
2:12But there is an exception for some kinds of refugees.
2:14David Brody, Christian Broadcasting Network: “As it relates to persecuted Christians, do
2:18you see them as kind of a priority here?”
2:21Trump:”Yes.
2:22They’ve been horribly treated.”
2:23The US will allow members of religious minorities in the individual’s country of nationality
2:27during the 120 day-ban,
2:30and prioritize them thereafter.
2:31Trump: “Do you know if you were a Christian in Syria, it was impossible, very very, at
2:35least very very tough into the United States.
2:38If you were a Muslim you could come in, but if you were a Christian, it was almost impossible”
2:44In fact, half of refugees in the past few years were Christian.
2:48Refugees from Syria reflected the country’s religious composition – almost entirely
2:53muslim.
2:54But all this aligns with Trump’s anti-Muslim promises throughout the campaign.
2:57Trump: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering
3:03the United States.”
3:04Trump spoke about taking an “America First” approach at his inauguration.
3:08Trump: “From this day forward it’s going to be only America First.
3:17America First.”
3:19This Executive Order shows how much that vision aligns with the original “America First”
3:23movement.
3:24That movement sought American isolationism too – they were against American intervention
3:28in World War II.
3:30That attitude resulted in the infamous decision in June 1939 to turn away the St. Louis.
3:36That ship had 937 jewish refugees aboard, fleeing another hostile government: Hitler’s.
3:41First, they were turned away in Cuba.
3:43”The liner St. Louis, turned back from Cuba”
3:46Then they approached Florida, but the US Coast Guard, patrolling the waters, kept them away
3:50too.
3:51They eventually disembarked in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.
3:54”...Jewish unfortunates without a country permitted to land in Belgium after five weeks
3:58of suspense afloat...”
3:59And eventually hundreds died in the holocaust.
4:02Since then, the US Government has been the world’s leader in resettling refugees.
4:06”...They finally reach a haven of safety...”
4:08The State Department website still brags about it, claiming 3 Million refugees re-settled
4:13around all 50 states since 1975.
4:16The statue of liberty bears these goals too: a plaque on the pedestal reads:
4:21”Give me your tired, your poor,
4:23Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
4:25The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
4:28Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
4:31I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
4:35America hasn’t always lived up to these lofty goals.
4:38But since World War II, we’ve lived in an era where the diversity of who gets to come
4:42to America has gone up and up.
4:46And a Federal Judge stayed deportations of those stuck in airports amidst the confusion.
4:51And the Trump administration has already started scaling back.
4:54Reince Priebus, White House Chief Of Staff: “As far as green card holders, moving forward,
4:57it doesn’t affect them.”
The Trump Administration is trying to end the era when America didn’t care what religion
5:03you are.
5:04Regardless where you come from.
5:06Legal challenges and protests around the country continue to try to preserve it.
A lot of lies packed into that.