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Originally Posted by mtl1
See there it is, the typical liberal spiel. Immigration law is allowed to discriminate on any basis it deems necessary. Potential immigrants are not US citizens and have no constitutional rights.
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That's true.
Sadly, it seems that a nation that was founded by men who believed that religious discrimination was wrong has now sunk to the level of Germany in the Thirties by seriously banning an entire religion - out of fear.
You may think that's OK. I do not.
Muslims are not the enemy. Terrorists are, regardless of religion.
Now, what about practical application?
There are three kinds of immigrants - travelers with a visa - visitors/vacationers/tourists, students, businesspeople, refugees, and illegal immigrants.
Some illegal immigrant sneak over a border or stow away, and we don't have any way of knowing who they are - this includes people who enter legally but overstay their visa, by the way. Are they Muslim? How would we know?
Perhaps you can explain how immigration officials would know whether or not a traveler arriving in the US with a valid visa is a Muslim, an atheist, or a Catholic? I don't recall seeing a religious test question on the I-94. Perhaps President-elect Trump will use an executive order to add one on his first day in office.
Should foreign passport holders who self-identify as Muslim be denied entry? How would we know if they are Muslims? What if they are visiting family members who are citizens? What if they are Muslim businesspeople who want to attend a conference or effect a business transaction? What if they are diplomats who happen to be Muslims?
Refugees - especially those from nations with significant Islamic terrorist activity- are already extensively vetted, although it's an imperfect process. What would you have President-elect Trump do about them? Refuse all Muslim refugees? Refuse all refugees from countries with significant Islamic terrorist activity? What if they enter from a "friendly" nation and conceal their origin?
Perhaps a total ban on all entry into the US by anyone with a certain complexion? But there are Muslims of all races.
What might nations with large Muslim populations do in response? Could the US find itself losing allies, access to intelligence, markets for our goods and services, necessary imports?
Are you beginning to comprehend the complexity of this issue?
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