This is a very informative article from David French regarding refugees and this executive order. French has actually been very critical of Trump in the past. The article is called, Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees – Separating Fact From Fiction’
I will paraphrase some of the information from French and add some of my own comments. You can read the full article from French at the below link.
The reason that that refugee processing is being stopped for the 120 days is because that time period is being used to improve the vetting process. Also the number of refugees that will be allowed to be admitted to the US number wise is between what George W Bush allowed during his time in office and what Barack Obama allowed as President, so what’ Trump allows is not some radical departure number wise.
Regarding the 90 day ban for refugees from a number of countries. This has been done because these countries have been torn apart with Islamic radicalism and the Department of Homeland Security is going to use this 90 day period to look into how these countries judge visa admissions etc.
But there can be exceptions made for people from these countries. It’s not an actual outright ban on anyone for anyone form these countries from entering the USA!
David French does not believe the text on the executive order has application to those already holding green cards and people who already legally reside.
There has been a hold out put on for Syrian indefinitely until changes have been made to The United States Regugee Admissions Program. Under the Obama administration though, a measly number of Syrians were allowed in to the USA as refugees, only 29 in 2011, 31 in 2012, 36 in 2013, 105 in 2014, and 1682 in 2015.
French points out that that the executive order does prioritise those refugees who are of a minority religion and have religious persecution but that this could apply to Muslims as well.
Alawite Muslims are a minority, and they have undergone persecution. They could even possibly apply under these regulations.
It’s also pointed out that religious persecution ALREADY exists, prior to his executive order, as something that must be established for asylum and refugee requests.
nationalreview.com/article/444370/donald-trump-refugee-executive-order-no-muslim-ban-separating-fact-hysteria
Reading David French’s anaylses, the complete hold on Syria is the biggest issue I have with it perhaps, and I would like see Trump talk more though about helping those with aid and support on the ground in these countries. I question some things, but there are things in this executive order that sounds quite reasonable when dealing with countries that are torn apart with Islamic radicalism.
