In response to Donald Trump’s call for a temporary pause on Muslim migration, the Senate Judiciary Committee declared on Thursday that Muslims living in foreign nations have a global right to immigrate to the United States.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), who fought against the amendment’s passage, says the measure represents an “unprecedented effort to extend American’s constitutional rights and protections to foreign citizens living in foreign countries.” Sessions said it would “constitute a transformation of our immigration system. In effect, it is a move toward the ratification of the idea that global migration is a ‘human right’, and a civil right… and that these so-called ‘immigrants’ rights’ must be supreme to the rights of sovereign nations to determine who can and cannot enter their borders.”
The amendment offered by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) stated, “The United States must not bar individuals from entering into the United States based on their religion, as such action would be contrary to the fundamental principles on which this Nation was founded.”
The amendment, which passed 16-4 as a “Sense Of The Senate” resolution, was added to a larger bill entitled The Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2015 (S. 138).
Sen. Jeff Sessions, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) opposed the amendment; while Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Christopher Coons (D-DE), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Pat Leahy, and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) supported it.
Sessions explained how Leahy’s proposal would fundamentally redefine the nation’s conception of immigration law— a change, which recent polling data suggest is at odds with the majority of Americans.
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Mr Trump did not say to ban all persons who practice Islam. He wants a temporary ban on visas to Muslims until Homeland Security can get its ducks in a row and find a credible way to vet them. I am not sure why people are getting so upset about this, it has been used many times in the past to make sure the security of this country is safe. For those muslims who already live in this country, then this will not affect them in any way. Ask someone whose brother or sister was killed in San Bern or Ft Hood, etc is they think this is a good measure.
ReplyDeleteCarter did it so why is it wrong now? Democrats are traitors.
ReplyDeleteAll who voted for should be voted out and sequesterd until such a time. All those coming in should go to their home states only.
ReplyDelete1:44 That was done by nationality, not religion.
ReplyDeleteSo ban ALL immigration from the Middle East, Africa. Southeast Asia and certain Russians who are probably Muslim too.
No documentation, no valid identity confirmation, no visa, no come to America.
Go somewhere else. Like Saudi Arabia, or Qatar, or the UAE.
Shameful vote. I can understand the evil dems voting this way but not the repubs.
ReplyDeleteSome republicans in office as bad as the libatards.
ReplyDeleteTheir Koran says convert or be killed so why can't they ban this cult called Islam???
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