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As Barack Obama and his useful idiots in his administration, Congress and the media attempt to immigrate hundreds of thousands of Islamists into the United States, the law needs to be brought to bear and the law is not on their side. Islamists, like all totalitarians, are prohibited by law (yes, American law) from immigrating to the United States. In 1952, Islam, along with Communism was effectively banned by law. In 1952, Islam, along with Communism was effectively banned by law. The Immigration and Nationality Act, which was passed June 27, 1952 revised the united States' laws regarding immigration, naturalization...

Donald Trump's rhetorical excesses aside, he has a way of pushing us into important debates, particularly on immigration. He has done it again with his bracing proposal to force "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." I have no idea what Mr. Trump knows about either immigration law or Islam. But it should be obvious to any objective person that Muslim immigration to the West is a vexing challenge. Some Muslims come to the United States to practice their religion peacefully, and assimilate into the...

No details. Just heard this flipping through news channels

To say that the Trump announcement got people talking last night would be an understatement in the extreme. (Our own readers expended a lot of energy on that subject through the wee hours of the morning.) We provided most of the political fallout throughout the evening, but I found myself pondering the mechanics of the question. I had a brief Twitter exchange on the subject with Jim Geraghty of National Review, who had asked if anyone was even arguing that it was constitutional. Jim was citing the First Amendment’s Religion Clause and the Article VI “No Religious Test” provisions....