Posted on 01/30/2017 3:05:38 PM PST by blam
Submitted by Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com
It’s only taken a week for President Trump to give the body politic an immigration enema. The aim, perhaps, was to flush out a set of bad ideas that Barack Obama had managed over eight years to instate as “normal.” Namely, that it’s unnecessary to enforce the immigration laws, or cruel and unusual to do so, or that national borders are a barbarous anachronism, or that federal laws are optional in certain self-selected jurisdictions.
But Trump’s staff sure ****** up the details carrying out his refugee and immigration ban, most particularly detaining people with green cards, and those already granted visas. The blunder provoked an impressive blowback of airport protests, and finally a stay from a federal judge, which muddied the legality of Trump’s executive order — all in all, a tactical stumble for Prez DT, who apparently omitted to consult with an array of government agencies and their lawyers before issuing the decree at close-of-business Friday. For the record, I’m down with the complaint that Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Afghanistan were left off the no-come list, since those lands produce more radical Islamic maniacs than anywhere else.
The reader by now probably detects my ambivalent feelings in this bundle of issues and grievances, so let me try to clarify my basic positions: I think borders matter and they need to be protected. I think our immigration law enforcement under Obama has been deeply dishonest and damaging to our politics in ways that go far beyond the question of who gets to come here. I believe we are under no obligation to take in everybody and anybody who wants to move here. I believe we need an official time out from the high-volume immigration of recent decades.
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“But Trump’s staff sure ****** up the details carrying out his refugee and immigration ban”
Another false narrative that gets repeated over and over. As Trump stated earlier, the surprise roll out was deliberate to not inform enemies ahead of time.
No doubt if there are sleeper cells in the US they may be speeding up their plans because they know that they might be discovered.
The next couple of months might be telling.
I want Trump to officially ask Schumer, McCain, Graham and Rosie O to take in a few unvettef refugees. Of course, gay Graham would love to have a few.
Immigrants may think twice about entering illegally
I disagree. Trump could have made some phone calls, had quick meetings with trusted lawyers and Department Heads for half day then made sure his I’s were dotted and T’s crossed. He rushed this EO. Americans all over our country were stuck trying to get to and out of airports due to protests. Kids, elderly people forced to drag their luggage from miles away only to miss their flights.
He should have taken half day to research it all before the EO was issued. Now AG won’t defend the EO, we have lawsuits coming, it’s a freaking mess.
No way a half day would have made a difference to our enemies.
You live in an alternate reality if you think protests would not break out regardless. And I see you regurgitating liberal and MSM talking points about a “mess”. What exactly is a mess? Which lawsuit will succeed or has succeeded in stopping the EO? Heres a clue. None.
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