It's not Trump himself, US policy has been this way for decades. It's likely why the full 9/11 commission report was just now released last year. Supposedly the Saudis are the largest foreign private land owners in the country, etc. This is a whole other discussion that ventures into conspiracy theory territory really.
He needs to "find out what the hell is going on"......
The best offense is a good defense, so stopping them before even coming is the best strategy for national security. There's no way we can be harmed when they arent present within our borders.
It was a preventative measure, not a reaction to anything that has happened in the US already. Bringing up Europe doesn't mean it couldn't happen here.
What business ties are we talking about here?
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It was a temporary stay on the ban, so it's definitely not over.
This is not a good defense at all, it's a shitty defense and causes the terrorist groups to recruit more people that actually hate the US. We can be harmed in so many ways.
It's not a preventive measure, it's a stupidass measure to keep Trump supporters happy. There's no way Trump did this to prevent terrorism when he didn't ban Muslim refugees from the countries that actually went after Americans. It's a reaction to the popular opinions in the US as well as wanting to look like he backs up his shit. So far, even after months, if not years, of taking in refugees, we haven't seen any attacks from them, not from Syrian refugees anyway. Our vetting process is actually stringent and so good, unlike European nations'. We're extremely safe from the refugees and if reports are true, from Muslim immigrants in general. As you probably remember, I did voice that many nations in Europe should ban immigration or refugees from Muslim countries until they sorted out their vetting process.
How are those two things mutually exclusive? I wasn't arguing the merits or the efficacy of the ban, I was merely saying what it is.
Far be it from me to defend the president, but since when has it been any administration's policy to impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, or Indonesia? The countries included in the ban were almost directly lifted from existing congressional policy.
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It's definitely temporary, but it's one of the more blatantly unconstitutional things that SCOTUS will overrule 8/9 - 0.
True, but I think I read that there are still question marks over the people already detained in airports?
What part of it would be unconstitutional? The only ??? ground I can see is about the people who were in transit when it went into effect, but is simply not allowing people from [insert country] into the country...actually unconstitutional? Its not like every single refugee that applies gets accepted into america, and last I checked I dont think there is a 100% acceptance rate for people just wanting to come here for other reasons to live.
But it isn't a preventative measure.
So muslims do not get persecuted in syria?
Worked out pretty well, didn't it?
But more Muslims are persecuted and killed than Christians