[kabar]

It is not a principle, but the law. We have laws that determine who can be issued a visa to enter this country. The President is just implementing them--in this case. He doesn't need to go to Congress.

Citizens of other countries do not have a right to enter the US any more than we have a right to enter theirs.

[dforest]

Heck. People from south of the border enter the US all the time with Obama’s blessing. heh!

[goldstategop]

I agree. We have the right not to admit any one inimical to our interests.

But it works both ways.

[silverleaf]

We have laws? Who knew!
Read the entire article obama’s executive order- it goes beyond the simple “principle” you suggest:

“Senior administration officials who briefed reporters on the penalties said they were the most comprehensive sanctions applied to Russia since the end of the Cold War.

A senior official said Obama’s order clears the way for sanctions on people associated with the Russian arms industry and targets “the personal wealth of cronies” of the Russian leadership.”

But then- this guy is running drone assassinations that are killing civilians in at least 3 countries , and ran a 40 day military air war against Libya with no input from Congress, and was prepared to launch US cruise missiles into Syria ..... on his own

so ...why not declare whatever means he chooses against the worlds 2d largest nuclear power. After all they are rational actors just like us about retaliation, right?

Besides why defer to the peoples’ Senate when Obama has such topflight foreign policy pros at the US State Department retooling Hillary’s reset buttons