Four Ways the President ’s New Immigration Ban Undercuts His Own Arguments

President Trump signeda new executive order temporarily banning all immigration from several majority-Muslim countries. The entire point of the new order is to place his ban on more secure legal footing, but in several respects, the new order actually undermines the defenses that he has given over the past month.“Delaying implementation puts our country in peril!”After a judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the original order for a few days to get a hearing to listen to further arguments on both sides, President Trumptweeted:Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. If something happens blame him and court system. People pouring in. Bad!In other words, the delay threatened U.S. security. Yet this new executive order does not become effective for more than a week. Does the president ’s delayed rollout also “put our country in peril”? The president’s legal team will have a more difficult time arguing that another judicial delaywill cause“irreparable harm” to the U.S. this time.“Current vetting is totally inadequate!”President Trump in his speech to Congresssaid:It is not compassionate, but reckless, to allow uncontrolled entry from places where proper vetting cannot occur. …That is why my administration has been working on improved vetting procedures.In other words, these nationalities must be completely banned because the current vetting is worthless. Yet this new order allows people who currently have a valid visa to come. If t...
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