His “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals” executive order would also halt all refugee admissions for three months and prioritize admitting “religious minorities,” which likely means Christians, according to Vince Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. As many critics of the proposed “Muslim ban” noted, barring refugees based on religion, ethnicity, or any other marker of identity is ineffective and detrimental. “By privileging Christians we are cementing the notion that the government action is based purely on religion,” Warren told Slate. “It’s hard to dress this all up as a purely country-based ban, when you are separating one religion against another within the same country.” The “Muslim ban” also recalls another stain on America’s history: Japanese internment. Dewitt submitted a report to the Supreme Court in favor of the government. In that report, he wrote that “a Jap’s a Jap. It makes no difference whether he is an American citizen or not.”
title: “This Is What It S Like To Live In A Japanese Internment Camp” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-28” author: “Elizabeth Simmons”
His “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals” executive order would also halt all refugee admissions for three months and prioritize admitting “religious minorities,” which likely means Christians, according to Vince Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. As many critics of the proposed “Muslim ban” noted, barring refugees based on religion, ethnicity, or any other marker of identity is ineffective and detrimental. “By privileging Christians we are cementing the notion that the government action is based purely on religion,” Warren told Slate. “It’s hard to dress this all up as a purely country-based ban, when you are separating one religion against another within the same country.” The “Muslim ban” also recalls another stain on America’s history: Japanese internment. Dewitt submitted a report to the Supreme Court in favor of the government. In that report, he wrote that “a Jap’s a Jap. It makes no difference whether he is an American citizen or not.”
title: “This Is What It S Like To Live In A Japanese Internment Camp” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-19” author: “Johnny Naquin”
His “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals” executive order would also halt all refugee admissions for three months and prioritize admitting “religious minorities,” which likely means Christians, according to Vince Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. As many critics of the proposed “Muslim ban” noted, barring refugees based on religion, ethnicity, or any other marker of identity is ineffective and detrimental. “By privileging Christians we are cementing the notion that the government action is based purely on religion,” Warren told Slate. “It’s hard to dress this all up as a purely country-based ban, when you are separating one religion against another within the same country.” The “Muslim ban” also recalls another stain on America’s history: Japanese internment. Dewitt submitted a report to the Supreme Court in favor of the government. In that report, he wrote that “a Jap’s a Jap. It makes no difference whether he is an American citizen or not.”
