After the attacks in San Bernadino, Trump called for a
temporary ban of
foreign
Muslims traveling to or migrating to the United States until leaders
can figure out and/or understand the Islamic hatred against the west. Trump has repeatedly stated it
was about national security rather than any dislike or hatred for Muslims.
Is it Constitutional?
After many media pundits decried the ban's unconstitutionality, they discovered Trump was correct. It
IS indeed "who we are as a country" and under code 8 U.S. Code § 1182 governing Inadmissible aliens, it's permissible.
Cornell cites this provision of federal law:
Whenever the president finds that the entry of any aliens
or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental
to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for
such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens
or any class of aliens as immigrants or non-immigrants, or impose on the
entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.”
There is even precedent for the ban. In 1891, Congress passed a statute that made inadmissible people who
practice polygamy, and no court has yet ruled
it unconstitutional. It was generated to limit entry of the Mormon religion and the law remains on the books.
Imam Nidal Alsayyed agrees with Trump and explains why. He was asked to resign from his job for expressing this
agreement, further underscoring why he expressed his agreement in the first place.
http://kfdm.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/kfdm_unedited-kfdm-interview-imam-says-he-forced-resign-because-he-agrees-trump-halting-muslim-immigration-20481.shtml#.VmrqdYxqd7g.twitter
Trump and Muslim Business partners.
Interesting
to note that Trump has business interests in the heavily Muslim
countries of Indonesia, Turkey, Qatar, Dubai, the United
Arab Emirates, and Azerbaijan. Multiple golf courses, hotels and
housing projects bear the Trump name in those countries, as do consumer
products in stores dotting the Arabian peninsula.
If
Trump were running for President specifically to line his own pockets,
it's doubtful he'd have risked millions of dollars in income from these
regions by announcing a temporary halt to Muslim travel and immigration.
By risking this income source, it becomes clear that the ban is NOT due
to a hatred of Muslims but is truly about National Security and
keeping American's safe,
no matter the cost to himself. With few exceptions, those Muslim business partnerships have not suffered from Trump's position.
"We would like to stress that our agreement is with the Trump
Organization as one of the premium golf course operators in the world
and as such we would not comment further on Mr. Trump's personal or
political agenda, nor comment on the internal American political debate
scene," said Niall McLoughlin, senior vice president at the Dubai-based luxury developer, DAMAC Properties.
http://www.livetradingnews.com/dubais-damac-continues-partnership-with-trump-organization-126589.htm
