Under Cruz’s plan, a muslim from Iran that settled in France could come here. After hearing about all the French Muslims stockpiling guns in their mosques, is that really a good idea?
This is just one example of why using nationality is a problem. Their country if original isn’t the problem, it is their religion.
Australia makes people who want to move there prove they have needed skills, then vets to make sure the information is accurate. We can do the same with regard to religion, which mosque they attend (some are known as terrorist centers), check social media, and data from their country if origin.
I do agree that only people that are persecuted or have a skill that we need should be admitted into the U.S.
That being said, we can’t use religion as a litmus test or it will be used against Christians at some point because the precedent will have been set. Plus anyone can lie about their religion so using it as a litmus test would be pointless and would amount to nothing. I agree that the nationality test may not be 100%, but it is better than nothing.
Not to mention, litmus testing based on religion is completely against our Constitution under any circumstances and no true Constitutional conservative would ever support changing that since it could also be used against other religions (and yes, atheism is a religion of its own).