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NEW YORK - A federal appeals court says it was constitutional for the United States to require visitors from two dozen Arab and Muslim countries and North Korea to register with immigration authorities.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued its ruling Wednesday in cases brought by several men who claimed their constitutional rights were violated.
The program was put in place after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. It required males from 24 Arab and predominantly Muslim countries and North Korea to register.
The requirement has since been phased out, but the database of information still exists.
The men involved in the court cases had been ordered deported because they did not have proper immigration status.
Finally, some support and sanity in the justice system for the protection of the US and it's borders. Immigrants without proper status do not have Constitutional rights to any services that the US provides, except for emergency medical ans humanitarian services. Other than that, any other action is at the desertion of the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Reagan was in office in the 1980's when the barracks in Beirut were blown apart with us losing over 200 US Marines-----and, there was no massive retaliation that I was aware of.
My point being is I am going to give both Bush (9-11) and Clinton (attack on the USS Cole near Yemen) the benefit of the doubt here------and, this coming from a confirmed 'hater' of Bush.
Fogot about that....always room in ANY serious discussion for "a little humidor", I guess....(No, please..no references to 'the Oral Office')...
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(No, please..no references to 'the Oral Office')...
