Trump's Travel Ban Rests On A 1952 Law That President Truman Hated

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What's the legal precedent for Trump's travel ban? It turns out the law it's based on was also pretty contentious.

By James Packard
June 26, 2017


For all the talk about President Donald Trump's travel ban, it's still somewhat unfamiliar territory. After all, most presidents don't sign executive orders like the one he signed.

So, what's the historical basis for the executive order? To understand that, we should take a trip back to 1950.

That's when Democratic Sen. Pat McCarran proposed a bill giving the president power to suspend immigration when "the entry of any class of aliens ... into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States."

The president at the time — Harry Truman — wasn't a fan. Even though he and McCarran were both Democrats, Truman vetoed the bill after Congress passed it in 1952.

More:
http://www.newsy.com/stories/the-history-behind-president-trump-s-travel-ban/

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1. Sounds like it never became law - misleading title