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Just because you don't like it doesn't make it illegal. The Immigration and Nationality Act gives him this power.
by nolepointer 10y ago
Just because you don't like it doesn't make it illegal. The Immigration and Nationality Act gives him this power.
- canadian_voter 10y agoNonetheless, Mr. Trump asserts that he still has the power to discriminate, pointing to a 1952 law that allows the president the ability to “suspend the entry” of “any class of aliens” that he finds are detrimental to the interest of the United States. But the president ignores the fact that Congress then restricted this power in 1965, stating plainly that no person could be “discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth or place of residence.” The only exceptions are those provided for by Congress (such as the preference for Cuban asylum seekers). https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/trumps-immigration-ban-is-illegal.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/trumps-immigratio...
- 65827 10y agoLook how fucking wrong you were, it WAS 100% illegal the whole time. Doesn't really matter whether you like that fact or not, it's still illegal. Sorry kiddo.