Originally posted by souro
No one owes anything to anyone in this world, not to Muslims, not to Christians, not to Hindus. If Muslims from those 7 countries are seen as a threat, a country has every right to disbar them from entering. The onus is not on the host country to identify innocent Muslims and selectively allowing them entry, rather the onus is on:
Either the innocent Muslims to disassociate themselves from their not so innocent brethren.
Or, the not so innocent Muslims to understand that their activities will affect the lives of their innocent brethren as well and therefore stop the nonsense they are currently indulging in.
If I become a member of a club that is known to produce members who are thugs and murderers, I can't blame others for being suspicious of me. It is upto me to distance myself from such a club.
No one owes anything to anyone. A country however, is obliged to respect its constitutions and uphold the principles it was built on.
The United States has one of the most complex and exhaustive immigration processes in the world. Visas and green cards are not handed willy nilly and have deep background checks and security measures. The same is true with refugees. There is a 20 step vetting process.
Many people who were detained were legal immigrants. Some who had lived as law abiding residents for years in the United States. Some who had green cards and were on their way to be naturalized. Others were legal immigrants who were traveling for the very reason for disassociating themselves from the violence back home and going to a better life.
Also, there is also no conclusive data that these states are more dangerous.
Trump's executive order is arbitrary, ill founded and racist. A Federal Judge also ruled it unconstitutional.