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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:37 PM Jan 2017

Kamala Harris: 'Make no mistake this is a Muslim ban'

Source: The Hill

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is ripping President Trump for his executive order on refugees, saying it is nothing short of a Muslim ban.

Trump's order declares that "the entry of nationals of Syria as refugees is detrimental to the interests of the United States" and suspends their entry until the president has determined they have been sufficiently changed.

"On Holocaust Memorial Day, Trump restricted refugees from Muslim-majority countries. Make no mistake — this is a Muslim ban," Harris said in a statement.

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"During the Holocaust, we failed to let refugees like Anne Frank into our country. We can't let history repeat itself," Harris said.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/316644-kamala-harris-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-muslim-ban



Amazing the degree to which we are reliving some of America's worst history, right down to the same slogans:

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Kamala Harris: 'Make no mistake this is a Muslim ban' (Original Post) TomCADem Jan 2017 OP
We agree with Trumpistas that it's definitely a ban. HassleCat Jan 2017 #1
Correction: selective Muslim ban. ffr Jan 2017 #2
Selective Or Not, Pandering to Racism... TomCADem Jan 2017 #3

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
3. Selective Or Not, Pandering to Racism...
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 11:21 PM
Jan 2017

...and targeting people based on their faith is unconstitutional.

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