HOW THE MUSLIM BAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE

I think there would have been no problem if Trump had ordered the State Department to stop processing visas for these 7 countries for 3 mo. while the visa/green card approval process was reviewed.

The problem came when Trump revoked 10s of thousands of valid visas.  Why did Trump get hysterical about visas from these countries when there was no evidence of a problem, even though these are dangerous countries?  In addition, nearly everyone seems to agree that putting Iraq on the list was a mistake.  Exclusion of interpreters and others who assist us there should qualify for visas.  Heck, I would even give them citizenship.

I've heard estimates that as many as 60,000 or even over 100,000 visas were immediately affected.  I'm surprised that there are that many people from those countries coming to the U.S. at any given time.  I would have guessed maybe 10 or at least less than 100 visas at any time.

I turn the news off anytime I hear that Obama did the same thing with an 11 mo ban on Muslims from Iraq.  It was not the same thing at all.  Obama was responding to a real problem involving a couple of suspected terrorists penetrating our visa system.  Some adjustments were made to our system as a result of the review.  There has been no such problem with the seven countries since.

Also please note that although Obama did identify these seven countries to be a particular problem, he did not revoke existing visas or even stop the revised process.  His faith in the process seems to have been justified.

MUSLIM BAN NOT A MUSLIM BAN?

Question: When is a Muslim Ban not a Muslim Ban?

Answer: When it involves only a limited number of states.*
Consider: The ban exempts Christians and other minority religious groups.

Question: What are the major religions of the affected countries?

Answer: Well there are Muslims, and ah Muslims, and ...did I say Muslims?

Come on guys get real.  No matter what a court decides, it is a Muslim Ban.  It is one of those things that if you have to explain it, you might as well not bother.  Certainly Muslims will consider it a Muslim Ban.

I recall the "Secret bombing of Cambodia."**  Who was the secret for? Americans.  Surely the Cambodians knew they were being bombed so it was no secret to them.

* http://fortune.com/2017/01/31/donald-trump-muslim-ban-immigration-terrorism-discrimination/
** http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reporter-breaks-the-news-of-secret-bombing-in-cambodia