Halted Immigration Causes Controversy

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President Donald Trump with signed Travel Ban, just days before it was found to be unconstitutional.

Garrett Cichello, DJ Valdez, Staff Writers

Trumps View on Immigration
On 1/27, President Donald Trump passed a temporary ban on all travel to and from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Many high ranking officials were unaware that the ban had even been signed and several key politicians such as Republican congressman from Wisconsin disagreed completely. Vice President Mike Pence was recorded earlier in the campaign disagreeing with the ban but seems to now support the president in his decision. The ban prevented not only the travel of American citizens to Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, and Somalia, but all immigration from those nations as well. This has caused widespread chaos throughout the nation’s airports and protests have been going on since the left families trapped in airports. Trump claimed that the temporary ban was an attempt at “extreme vetting”, meaning the period of the ban would be a precautionary measure and was implemented as a precautionary measure. This new rule has caused chaos in the nation’s airports as flights were turned away and travelers were detained. Several judges have taken pleas for entry and have granted stays.
Trump’s immigration policy had citizens thinking about the reasoning behind the ban. This also upset several political groups and caused mass callings on the constitutional merit of the new law and whether it complies with US code 1182- subsection(f), which discusses the ruling of a President restricting access to the United States.
When questioned, Trump’s administration gave little information other than it was what was best for the American people. When questioned directly, Trump brought up several points including homeland protection as well as previous acts of terrorism such as 9/11. Many American citizens raised the question of who the ban truly benefited

One of the many inconsistencies in Trumps ban was the fact that it exempt several middle eastern countries where Trump has business partners. Other politicians, including former president Barak Obama, fundamentally disagreed with Trump’s decision on the temporary travel ban. Obama spent his whole time in office making sure any person can feel safe expressing their religions and cultures. Many high ranking officials were unaware that the ban had even been signed and several key politicians such as Republican Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, disagreed completely. Last Friday, a court judge passed a motion to block Trump’s implemented ban and allow travel to and from the foreign countries. This caused outrage amongst the White house staff who are in favor of the travel ban. President Trump has said that he will continue fighting for the ban. The ruling may be moved into the hands of the Supreme Court to institute a final decision.