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Key Points:
1) It is a plainly a religious ban. The Republicans said so during the campaign -- both those for and against it (although no national Republican official stands against it today). And they admit it now by saying non-Muslims will be admitted. Once you make your motives explicit, you can't immunize Christofascist animus from legal review simply by writing it in facially neutral terms.
(2) It is only currently being applied to Muslims from 7 Muslim-majority countries. No fatal terrorist attack in the United States has involved a citizen from any of these 7 countries. Their sole unifying feature is that Trump has no business interests in those countries. This substantially underinclusive aspect of the ban confirms its arbitrary and irrational nature. Any later addition of other countries to eliminate this underinclusiveness cannot eliminate the discriminatory animus that motivated the initial executive order.
(3) DHS officials have confirmed that the ban is being used to impose exile on LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS (i.e., green card holders). The Republicans (and every one who voted for them) are now tearing apart *American* families whose members were LAWFULLY in this country, and who were temporarily separated by travel abroad.
(4) In recent weeks, US Citizens perceived as Muslim are being detained at the border upon returning home from abroad, and are being interrogated about their religious and political beliefs, their social media accounts, and cell phone passwords. As an American citizen, legal advocates (e.g., ACLU) have said you have no obligation to provide any of this information, although you must turn over physical property upon demand.
Key Points:
1) It is a plainly a religious ban. The Republicans said so during the campaign -- both those for and against it (although no national Republican official stands against it today). And they admit it now by saying non-Muslims will be admitted. Once you make your motives explicit, you can't immunize Christofascist animus from legal review simply by writing it in facially neutral terms.
(2) It is only currently being applied to Muslims from 7 Muslim-majority countries. No fatal terrorist attack in the United States has involved a citizen from any of these 7 countries. Their sole unifying feature is that Trump has no business interests in those countries. This substantially underinclusive aspect of the ban confirms its arbitrary and irrational nature. Any later addition of other countries to eliminate this underinclusiveness cannot eliminate the discriminatory animus that motivated the initial executive order.
(3) DHS officials have confirmed that the ban is being used to impose exile on LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS (i.e., green card holders). The Republicans (and every one who voted for them) are now tearing apart *American* families whose members were LAWFULLY in this country, and who were temporarily separated by travel abroad.
(4) In recent weeks, US Citizens perceived as Muslim are being detained at the border upon returning home from abroad, and are being interrogated about their religious and political beliefs, their social media accounts, and cell phone passwords. As an American citizen, legal advocates (e.g., ACLU) have said you have no obligation to provide any of this information, although you must turn over physical property upon demand.