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posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday June 27 2017, @12:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the probably-gonna-be-some-unforseen-side-effects dept.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40409490

The US Supreme Court has partially lifted an injunction against President Donald Trump's travel ban.

The Supreme Court said in Monday's ruling: "In practical terms, this means that [the executive order] may not be enforced against foreign nationals who have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.

"All other foreign nationals are subject to the provisions of [the executive order]."

Mark this down as a win for Donald Trump. The path to entry into the US for immigrants and refugees from the affected nations, if they don't have existing ties to the US - either through family, schools or employment - just became considerably harder.

The decision marks a reaffirmation of the sweeping powers the president has traditionally been granted by the courts in areas of national security. There was fear in some quarters that the administration's ham-fisted implementation of its immigration policy could do lasting damage to the president's prerogatives. That appears not to be the case.


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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 27 2017, @05:02PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 27 2017, @05:02PM (#532015)

    I am not in favour of Trump's travel ban. In fact, I do volunteer work with refugees, helping them to acclimate to American life. Many of them are Muslim; I also have work colleagues who are Muslim. I can handle having them as neighbours just fine, thanks. I would suggest that you really should venture out of your cocoon and meet some new people; you might even find the experience enjoyable. Just sayin'.

    "Favour"... I think that speaks volumes to to proposition that your allegiances lie elsewhere than U.S. national security. When your Muslim colleagues start growing beards and wearing robes to work, make sure you have a good preplanned escape route in case one of them has an allahu akbar moment. Here in the U.S. we natives aren't all that eager to follow down the U.K. or mainland Europe's path to self destruction.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 27 2017, @06:48PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 27 2017, @06:48PM (#532065)

    Especially with the history the "natives" have with regard to the real natives of America.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 27 2017, @07:58PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 27 2017, @07:58PM (#532094)

      Especially with the history the "natives" have with regard to the real natives of America.

      Last I checked, no branch of Homo Sapiens evolved in the Americas. We all came here at one time. My family has been here since before the U.S. existed. So, yes, I consider myself one of those natives.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 28 2017, @12:31AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 28 2017, @12:31AM (#532212)

    Original AC responding:

    "Favour"... I think that speaks volumes to to proposition that your allegiances lie elsewhere than U.S. national security.

    The flaw in your thinking is that you believe that you are safer leaving them "over there", rather than letting (some of) them "in here". I think that is a rather dubious proposition. Leaving the problem to fester over there is not a good idea, IMHO. Right now, there are at least two countries that are essentially lawless because of Daesh. If we don't take some of the pressure off, others will almost certainly tumble and fall. Right now, somewhere around 25% of the population of Lebanon are refugees; it seems almost inevitable that they will be headed for another civil war within the next ten to twenty years. There are ominous signs that Turkey is suffering under the strain as well. And Jordan, one of the most pro-western countries in the Middle East, has over half a million refugees inside their borders. We can ill afford to let Jordan slip into chaos. And, regarding national security, refugees and other immigrants are already put through an extensive vetting process, Trump's assertions notwithstanding.

    When your Muslim colleagues start growing beards and wearing robes to work, make sure you have a good preplanned escape route in case one of them has an allahu akbar moment.

    My Muslim colleagues are fine people. Frankly, they are almost certainly much classier than you will ever be. Just sayin'.

    Here in the U.S. we natives aren't all that eager to follow down the U.K. or mainland Europe's path to self destruction.

    Native American, are you? Well, since even before we became the United States of America we have been a nation of immigrants. Deal with it.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 28 2017, @01:32AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 28 2017, @01:32AM (#532224)

      Aaaand your response is left empty, with the alt-right xenophobes desperately trying to rationalize your words away.

      I'm not for completely unregulated immigration, but people like Runaway are just scared people imagining the worst case scenarios. I wonder how much talk radio he listens to, hmmmm.