I have been willing to give the Trump administration the benefit of the doubt twice, first in 2017, and again in 2025. While initially, it seemed, that we might get a bevy of policies that undo the mistaken policy choices since the 1960s (spending cuts, regulatory reform...etc), we are quickly devolving into draconian, zero-sum, "down-wing" political maneuvers.
We are told to "fear only fear itself" when it comes to tariffs, but with dozens of countries soon to be travel banned, it's clear that this administration is using fear as a policy tool....fear of people. Ostensibly, travel-banned nations find themselves on this list because they do not conduct proper vetting, but I find this difficult to believe.
Now, 150k families will be torn apart and many others, mine included, wonder which country will be banned next. The "right" has, correctly, disparaged the "left" for identity politics, for lumping groups of people together, and for failing to recognize the primacy of the individual. Yet this is precisely what this measure does.
With the stroke of a pen, millions of people, through no fault of their own, are forbidden from entering the US for any reason: vacationing, meeting friends and family, a trip to Disney, a business trip...
When is Congress going to step in and pull back the Presidency? This goes for both parties. The President is now largely immune from prosecution, can pardon whomever he wants...even preemptively, he can prevent entry into the US for any reason, raise taxes unilaterally, can ban apps and websites almost at will, and is now arguing that he has unrestrained authority to deport any non-citizen.
This is not fair. This is what Iran government wants. They want to cut the relation of the majority of Iranian people who have a high tendency to US. Iranian people love the USA very much, and many Iranian scientists and engineers are living in the US. The Iranian community is one of the most successful parts in the USA with a minimum possible crime. Please do not decide what Iran govermnet wants and is not able to do. We Iranians, can help the US to hold the leadership and stand against China and Russia. Do not ban us. This is a big mistake. Let ask from Americans who have ever traveled to Iran.
Looking at the map it mostly looks like shithole countries you wouldn’t want immigrants from. I would quibble with removing a few from the list, but support the overall sentiment.
Do you think it is morally right to separate children from their parents and spouses for at least four years simply because they weren’t born in the U.S.? What do native-born Americans have that naturalized citizens or legal residents don’t? Why should the former have the unquestioned right to be with their families while the latter are forced to endure years of painful separation?
I have been willing to give the Trump administration the benefit of the doubt twice, first in 2017, and again in 2025. While initially, it seemed, that we might get a bevy of policies that undo the mistaken policy choices since the 1960s (spending cuts, regulatory reform...etc), we are quickly devolving into draconian, zero-sum, "down-wing" political maneuvers.
We are told to "fear only fear itself" when it comes to tariffs, but with dozens of countries soon to be travel banned, it's clear that this administration is using fear as a policy tool....fear of people. Ostensibly, travel-banned nations find themselves on this list because they do not conduct proper vetting, but I find this difficult to believe.
Now, 150k families will be torn apart and many others, mine included, wonder which country will be banned next. The "right" has, correctly, disparaged the "left" for identity politics, for lumping groups of people together, and for failing to recognize the primacy of the individual. Yet this is precisely what this measure does.
With the stroke of a pen, millions of people, through no fault of their own, are forbidden from entering the US for any reason: vacationing, meeting friends and family, a trip to Disney, a business trip...
When is Congress going to step in and pull back the Presidency? This goes for both parties. The President is now largely immune from prosecution, can pardon whomever he wants...even preemptively, he can prevent entry into the US for any reason, raise taxes unilaterally, can ban apps and websites almost at will, and is now arguing that he has unrestrained authority to deport any non-citizen.
This, I fear, doesn't lead to the promised land.
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This is not fair. This is what Iran government wants. They want to cut the relation of the majority of Iranian people who have a high tendency to US. Iranian people love the USA very much, and many Iranian scientists and engineers are living in the US. The Iranian community is one of the most successful parts in the USA with a minimum possible crime. Please do not decide what Iran govermnet wants and is not able to do. We Iranians, can help the US to hold the leadership and stand against China and Russia. Do not ban us. This is a big mistake. Let ask from Americans who have ever traveled to Iran.
Looking at the map it mostly looks like shithole countries you wouldn’t want immigrants from. I would quibble with removing a few from the list, but support the overall sentiment.
Do you think it is morally right to separate children from their parents and spouses for at least four years simply because they weren’t born in the U.S.? What do native-born Americans have that naturalized citizens or legal residents don’t? Why should the former have the unquestioned right to be with their families while the latter are forced to endure years of painful separation?