A lot of Iranians went to Oklahoma and Texas in those days. The colleges had petroleum engineering programs, and Iranians were subsidized by their country to come here and bring expertise home. Many stayed. Once there were networks within those states and schools, Iranians who weren’t engineers would come out to join family and friends in a place they were famiiar with. The people that came in that era assimilated easily. Very few, close to none, were religious muslims. No mosques were built, no praying even at home. Many joined churches. It’s how it used to be done in the US before liberalism ruined it.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/everyone-sleeps-courts-abolishing-immigration-enforcement/
Congress could never get away with creating constitutional rights for illegal aliens to remain here, yet a single lower court just did so on Thursday. And where Congress would face deep reprisal in the next election, faceless judges will never feel the heat.
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It’s truly hard to overstate the outrageously harmful effects of Thursday’s Ninth Circuit ruling. For the first time in our history, the courts have fabricated a constitutional right for those denied asylum to appeal to federal courts for any reason.
In past cases, the courts merely twisted statutes and contorted their plain meaning. In this case, for the first time ever and in direct contrast to a ruling by the Third Circuit in 2016, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the immigration statute that denies the federal courts jurisdiction to hear such appeals is unconstitutional under the constitutional requirement of habeas corpus, thereby giving 7.8 billion people in the world habeas corpus access to our courts. This will allow numerous illegal aliens, including the brand-new ones entering now, to stay indefinitely while they litigate themselves into status. The ACLU, which of course led this lawsuit on behalf of a Sri Lankan migrant denied asylum, wasn’t kidding when it proclaimed, “The historical and practical importance of this ruling cannot be overstated.”
This is one of many recent violations of sovereignty doctrine, known as “plenary power doctrine.” This long-standing principle in the courts is that while aliens have due process rights against criminal punishment, they have no rights to litigate against deportation, which is a mere extension of sovereignty, other than the process laid out by Congress. This principle “has become about as firmly embedded in the legislative and judicial tissues of our body politic as any aspect of our government,” not “merely” by “a page of history … but a whole volume” (Galvan v. Press). The concept is “inherent in sovereignty,” consistent with “ancient principles” of international law, and “to be exercised exclusively by the political branches of government.” (Kleindienst v. Mandel).
The son of the Oil Minister of Bahrain and I were college friends (nohomo). He considered himself a moderate muslim.
Dude was hoot to hang with. Always had a smile. Always had a line for the ladies and always bought me bourbon.
Graduated and went home to daddy. He may be in charge today...who knows.
A lot of Iranians went to Oklahoma and Texas in those days. The colleges had petroleum engineering programs, and Iranians were subsidized by their country to come here and bring expertise home. Many stayed. Once there were networks within those states and schools, Iranians who weren’t engineers would come out to join family and friends in a place they were famiiar with. The people that came in that era assimilated easily. Very few, close to none, were religious muslims. No mosques were built, no praying even at home. Many joined churches. It’s how it used to be done in the US before liberalism ruined it.
All very true. My husband’s barber and family are Christian Iranians. They have never spoken politics with my husband until after Trump was elected. They are elated with him and how he is handling Iran. They told him Iran took everyone’s money from the banks etc. They are MAGA people.