Let’s examine President Trump’s
immigration ban, with reason and logic. Unfortunately, too many people have
allowed emotions, hope, anger, and political hysteria, to guide their
opinions. At this blog, I always try to
determine the Truth, even if nobody likes it; therefore, this analysis it guaranteed
to make everybody unhappy. Let’s first list the known facts, before we begin analyzing
and speculating.
First, this temporary suspension of
immigration is perfectly legal. There is no question about its legality; the
Courts will side with Trump. There is all sort of garbage being printed on the
Internet and in the mainstream media; but it’s just that: garbage.
Second, several previous presidents,
including Obama and Clinton, have implemented the same kind of immigration
suspension. Nobody cared or protested then, why should they care now? Most of
the noise and protest seems to be politically motivated, and is being spread by
the same folks that voted for the other candidate in the recent election.
Therefore, the protesting can be viewed as irrelevant.
Third, the countries being blocked
have Muslim majorities; but in several of the nations there is a definite
Christian minority that is also affected. Many Christian families have been directly
affected by the ban, so it’s incorrect to call this a “Muslim” ban, as many
people are prone to do. Discrimination or racism does not appear to be the goal
of the administration in this matter; regardless of how certain misinformed
people wish to portray it.
Fourth, the ban affects the nations
of: Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Somalia. This list is rather
short and peculiar; there are several other nations that should have been added
in order to effectively block terrorists or fanatics from entering the US.
The ban is temporary in nature,
covers very few nations, and ignores nations such as Saudi Arabia which provide
the most material for terrorists groups. Like any sort of legal restriction, if
someone wishes to violate the law they will find a way around it. Drugs have
been illegal for many decades and the US government has spent billions of dollars
in the fight to eradicate them; but they are still flowing into the US by
enormous quantities. Terrorist groups spend a great deal of time and effort
when studying a potential target; they look at every detail when planning an
attack. Blocking groups is easier than blocking individuals, and most of the
terrorist attacks on US and European soil have come from individuals acting
alone.
I don’t believe this immigration ban
will prove to be effective in accomplishing its stated goal of blocking
terrorists. The countries targeted are too few, and generally speaking have
limited ties to organized terrorist groups targeting the US. There are more
effective ways in which the Trump Administration can fight terrorism and Muslim
fanatics. In my opinion, this immigration ban will ultimately prove to be
nothing more than a publicity stunt.