How did Pres. Carter put a ban on Iranians back in 1979/80??

[Cohiba]

http://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/705127

Just a curiosity question on how Carter banned Iranians from entering the U.S....with exceptions. He also sent Iranian students to immigrations to check visas?

Why no backlash?

Just curious...

 

[SMS]

Why no backlash? Because it was nationality based at a time when we were at odds with the leadership of a country...it was a diplomatic endeavor designed to pressure a government we didn't agree with, not aimed at refugees from a fractured nation, based on religion with no government to put pressure on.

 

[JD8]

Why no backlash? Because it was nationality based at a time when we were at odds with the leadership of a country...it was a diplomatic endeavor designed to pressure a government we didn't agree with, not aimed at refugees from a fractured nation, based on religion with no government to put pressure on.

How many Iranians were responsible for terror attacks on our soil?

 

[SMS]

How many Iranians were responsible for terror attacks on our soil?

It wasn't done to prevent attacks on our soul. It was diplomatic punishment aimed at a government we disagreed with...and there were humanitarian exemptions.

 

[JD8]

It wasn't done to prevent attacks on our soul. It was diplomatic punishment aimed at a government we disagreed with...and there were humanitarian exemptions.

That makes it OK? 50,000 Iranian students had to report to immigration because of a disagreement?

 

[KOPBET]

http://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/705127

Just a curiosity question on how Carter banned Iranians from entering the U.S....with exceptions.

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952

http://tucnak.fsv.cuni.cz/~calda/Documents/1950s/McCarran_52.html

 

[SMS]

That makes it OK?

Yes, it does IMHO.

If we were at war with Syria, I would be ok with it again. But turning away people fleeing a tyrannical government and civil war with horrors the likes of which we can't imagine simply based on the God they worship is entirely wrong.

 

[JD8]

Yes, it does IMHO.

If we were at war with Syria, I would be ok with it again. But turning away people fleeing a tyrannical government and horrors the likes of which we can't imagine simply based on the God they worship is entirely wrong.

I'm actually not for an outright banning of Syrians. I am agreeing with a step back and more conversation about the vetting process. A pause makes sense.... to me anyways.

I don't have a ton of sympathy for the god they worship. Even outside of extremists, there's a ton of Islamic values that seem to compromise American values and especially personal freedoms.

 

[saddlebum]

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952

http://tucnak.fsv.cuni.cz/~calda/Documents/1950s/McCarran_52.html

there you go

 

[Cohiba]

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-b...670-no-room-in-america-for-christian-refugees


Is our current administration only going to allow Syrian Muslim refugees into the U.S. or will Syrian Christian refugees be able to enter?