Posted on 08/03/2016 11:57:39 AM PDT by Hojczyk
The popularity depends on whether its described as a ban of "all Muslims from entering the U.S." — a bridge too far for many — or whether the plan is narrowed to "temporarily banning" non-citizens who are Muslim.
If nothing else, Trump's unusual campaign appears to have normalized the once-maligned notion of the government applying a religious test. Millions of Americans are now intrigued by the idea, which has largely been debated without any detailed effort to reckon with its implementation or cost.
According to the officials who handle U.S. immigration and security, however, the most practical problem with Trump's plan is not about social controversy or discrimination.
It's about governing — and whether a plan that may cripple the immigration system could actually be implemented.
It is a major question in this year's politics, a field long known as the "art of the possible."
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
Experts? Says who? We don’t need experts, we need people who know how to get things done.
Oh look! The experts are talking again!
They will use any turn of phrase, any amount of guilt, surmise to any conclusion if they think a single person will change their mind because of it. It doesn’t matter if it’s true, close to true or 100% made up.
LOL truly demented NBC.
Let’s make it simple and say no entry from the 57 Moslem countries effective immediately. Easy-peasy.
So, as bad as it is now this would obviously take it to blind quadruple amputee level?
Seriously, this is merely an “oh, with less work we couldn’t justify our budget and it’d get cut” whine from career bureaucrats.
These people are our SERVANTS. Every citizen should look at government verbalizations from the lens of how they would like their hired help to respond to them, and treat them as such. Efficient, courteous performance should be praised and rewarded and rude pilfering douchebaggery should get a foot in the ass...
Experts? For the right payoff you can get an “expert” to back any position.
Do they mean Trump’s temporary hold until a reliable vetting system is in place?
“experts”? More imaginary people talking to NBC every day it seems.
Vote Trump 2016
“Expert” Freeper STARS & STRIPES says, “TRUMP has a sound immigration policy for a safer, stronger United States.”
(It all depends on what “expert” is. We should all to ourselves as “experts.”)
We should all refer to ourselves as “experts.”
It’s impossible to “cripple the immigration system” - it’s already dead, and Obama killed it.
That would fine with me. Cripple the immigration system.
It has already been crippled by the Democrats.
Yeah...
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Experts say” is code words for “liberals say”.
they say that like its a bad thing
How would a ban on immigrants cripple or be costly to an immigration system?
A ban on immigration might cripple an economy (in theory) or cripple an industry (taxi driving, convenience stores, construction labor, software developers, again in theory), but I don’t see how it would cripple an immigration system.
An increase in immigrants might cripple an immigration system. Not a decrease.
Experts?
Barbara Streisand.
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