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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump plans to announce today a new “ideological admissions test” for immigrants.
The test would include quizzing immigrants as to their views on “religious freedom, gender equality and gay rights.”
Under Trump’s new immigration plan, border agents would also comb through prospective immigrants’ social media feeds.
Oh where to begin.
First off, under this proposal, Donald Trump, most of the GOP, and his Evangelical base would be banned from entering the US.
Heck, Trump wouldn’t even pass the social media test.
And what makes Trump think that people are going to be honest about their views when quizzed by immigration?
Now, there’s an argument to be made that these ridiculous questions can still be useful — if necessary, they can be used against you at a later date. For example, when you get a security clearance, at least in the past, they would ask if you every planned to overthrow the US government. And while everyone says “no,” if at a future date you ever do plan to do it, they’ve now got you lying on a federal form, which entails other legal penalties. So, the initial immigration interview, even if one lies, could provide fodder for going after the immigrant on other charges at a later date.
But putting all of that aside for a moment, I can’t wait until the religious right rings Trump up today to have a little chat about the pro-gay immigration requirement. None of them would be getting in to the country under Trump’s new test.
Finally, there’s the point someone made on Twitter that people didn’t necessarily arrive at Ellis Island with “American values” already in tow. They learned those values by living in America.
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