Donald Trump Pros And Cons

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The current president, Donald Trump, has imposed a travel restriction that is not an abuse of his executive powers, due to immigration law, constitutional authority, and his oath of office. Trump is concerned that Islamic terrorists based in seven specific nations are likely to infiltrate the Islamic immigrants coming to the U.S. The Constitution gives the president the authority to make an executive order to ban possible threats to the American public.

In the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, and Article II of the U.S. Constitution, both support the president’s travel restriction as a use of presidential executive order. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 is a highly supportive Act of the president’s travel ban, …show more content…

The Act states, “Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States… he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens ANY RESTRICTIONS he may deem to be appropriate”. However, President Trump’s Executive Order that protects the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States, is an expression from the president himself as to why the travel ban is not an abuse. The executive order from Donald Trump is given to temporarily reduce investigative burdens and to ensure that standards are established to prevent terrorists or criminals from entering the U.S. Therefore, this ban is to help keep the nation safe. Stated from President Donald Trump, “To temporarily reduce investigative burdens on relevant agencies during the review period described in subsection (a) of this section, to ensure the proper review and maximum …show more content…

District Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, all agree that the president’s travel restriction is an abuse of presidential powers. Mohsammad Babar’s statement seems to be biased in such a way to make people believe that the travel ban is directed toward Muslims, and he feels targeted personally, thinking that extremist groups will brainwash American people. Babar has his own reasoning for being against the travel ban. He therefore states, “This policy seems to be directed at the Muslims… I’m really concerned they will have more material to brainwash people that America is against Islam,”. A quote from a recess in the U.S. Court of Appeals recently in February, takes to the side of seeing the travel ban as useless, since there is no evidence or proof that any person from any of the listed countries in the travel ban have attempted or assessed in a terrorist attack in the U.S. Therefore it states, “The Government has pointed to no evidence that any alien from any of the countries named in the Order has perpetrated a terrorist attack in the United States”. Lastly, a given statement from the U.S. District Court in February by Judge James Robart, leans people toward the opinion that the travel ban is an abuse. Judge James himself feels that the travel ban will affect the states’ areas of education, employment business, family relations, etc. He states, “The Executive Order adversely affects the states’