GOP Rep Urges Halt To Trump's Executive Order Banning Refugees
Source: TalkingPointsMemo
A Republican lawmaker whose district has one of the largest Syrian refugee populations in the country on Saturday called for a halt on President Donald Trumps executive order banning refugees and immigrants from certain countries from entering the U.S.
I urge the administration to halt enforcement of this order until a more thoughtful and deliberate policy can be instated," Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) told The New York Times Jonathan Martin.
Trump's Friday executive order banned all refugees from entering the country for 120 days, and prohibited the entry of people from Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Iran, Sudan and Libya for 90 days, even if they held U.S. green cards. Refugees, graduate students, Google employees and others caught unawares by the immediate implementation of the order were left stranded abroad or detained at points of entry across the U.S.
A six-person Christian family arriving from Syria emailed Dent on Saturday morning to tell him that they had been detained at Philadelphia International Airport, according to the Times. The family said they had legal paperwork, green cards, and visas needed to enter the country.
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BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)what A**hole-in-Chief Trump is doing.
Let them feel the full wrath of their constituents. And let those people remember WHO and WHICH party did this to them!
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)from other countries.
But, problem is Trump voters don't see furriners as being fully human.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)If my dentist sees his mom before she dies, he can not come home again. This affects us directly.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)I am going to be fresh out of compassion for every bad thing that happens to Trump voters because of his policies over the next four years.
YallowTime
(9 posts)America = Great Before Trump Got Elected.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,166 posts)A GOP rep in PA is bucking the tide? Even if it is Charlie Dent, who's known
to sound an alternative view occasionally, like John McCain, this is a big deal.
fountainofyouth
(409 posts)It's not an area that voted for Hillary. So he's sticking his neck out a little. I know people are angry, but I feel like we need to applaud Republicans who show a bit of courage. And demand more!
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)Dent's district contains a lot of Syrian refugees.
llmart
(15,540 posts)you broke it; you bought it. He's yours now. Everything he does is a reflection of your party.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)BTW,believe that Rethug Representative most likely got a call from one of his Millionaire Food Manufacturers bitching about his cheap foreign labor.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)an anchor around the neck of every Republican running for office for the next 4+ years.
llmart
(15,540 posts)This may be the most important thing Democrats can do.
MarvinGardens
(779 posts)If they wanted to. This is one issue where it would be acceptable for Democrats to form a supermajority with reasonable Republicans to undo this. If it doesn't happen, it will confirm that there are few reasonable Republicans left.
elmac
(4,642 posts)CBS News: US AMB to Iraq has warned Trump Adm the Iraqi Government is considering banning all American passport holders entry to the country