Supreme Court temporarily bans muslims in six countries before full hearing...

[kmoney]

I think the ruling they handed down was quite reasonable, and balanced the various interests at play carefully. It should minimize harm to people with a legitimate right to be here, while preserving the President's authority to protect the country in times when the President isn't an enormous blowhard. That's not to say that the ban itself is good policy, but that wasn't the question before the Court. Trump was desperate for a win, and he can claim some small victory, but this is a far, far cry from the "complete and total shutdown of Muslims entering the country" he promised his followers.

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[kmoney]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration-visas-idUSKBN19I2VJ

Some would-be immigrants left in limbo after Supreme Court travel ban order

Without close family in the United States, Elly and her husband had few options for getting permission to immigrate to America from Iran. So when they won a U.S. government lottery last September for a so-called "diversity visa" allowing them to resettle in the United States, the couple was thrilled. "Since last year, we made all the important decisions in our lives because we hoped we would get a visa," Elly said, declining to give her full name because her visa application is still in process. The couple decided to put off having children and purchasing a home until after their move to the United States. But the visa, which they still hope to get, is still being processed. Their attorney provided Reuters email documentation of their application to verify some of their account. Elly and her husband are two of the many people who fall into gray areas created by Monday's U.S. Supreme Court order allowing parts of Donald Trump's travel ban to take effect. While the court said it would exempt travelers from the ban who have "bona fide relationships" with Americans, the ruling did not specify exactly what that means, leaving would-be travelers from the six countries affected by the ban uncertain whether they will be allowed to enter the United States. In its ruling, the Supreme Court said Trump's blanket 90-day ban on travelers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen could proceed, but only for foreigners with no "bona fide relationship" with an American person or entity. The court gave examples of what might qualify some travelers for exemptions from the ban, including close family ties in the United States, admittance to a U.S. university, or offers of employment from an American company. Many advocates for immigrants say they are hopeful that the vast majority of people from the six targeted countries applying for U.S. visas will qualify for such exemptions. But the ruling leaves some things vague, and has led to confusion and anxiety for those like Elly and her husband, who had hoped to come to the United States but do not fall into one of the clear exemptions laid out in the ruling. Also in the gray area are such things as travel strictly for tourism or to attend conferences. Would-be travelers are also asking how close family members need to be, and whether traveling to see close friends in America might qualify.

 

[jgarden]

"Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on," a campaign press release said.

Catch that? A campaign press release....not an official statement from Trump.

Tricky? Yes. But it's typical political tactics practiced by all sides, especially the Dems. Clinton was the master of it.

The campaign statement was effective at separating Trump from the large number of GOP candidates.

Trump didn't distance himself from the campaign statement because he agreed with the spirit and intent of the statement.

What kind of attention would he garner if at the beginning of that statement it said DJP wants to implement a travel ban on 7 countries known for potential terrorism and start aggressive vetting ?

Trump would never have made it out of the starting gate.

Donald J. Trump making the statement that "ClimateSanity" contends was never an "official statement" but a "campaign press release!"

Looks like an "official statement" to me!