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Muslim Ban: Do the Ends Justify the Means?

Trump's executive order regarding immigration has affected the lives of millions

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Muslim Ban: Do the Ends Justify the Means?
Kevin Lamarque

The first 100 days of a new president's term is how we can get a glimpse of the next four years under a new administration. Exactly one week into his term, President Trump signed an executive order regarding immigrants and refugees that has sent everyone into a frenzy.

Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, the press, politicians, and just plain fear has contributed to a list of national panics. The impending fear of another attack has always been a threat but the death of al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, gave Americans a sense of hope and relief as they rallied outside singing the national anthem in response to the raid that resulted in his capture. But with the recent rise of a jihadist group, ISIS/ISIL, they have sent another wave of panic into the United States, even though their goal is to create a new Islamic caliphate across the Middle East, not America.

Now, there has been many alternative facts about the executive order that President Trump signed, particularly regarding those who are from regions with heavy Muslim populations. But here is what is actually taking place.

The U.S Refugee Admissions Program is suspended for 120 days. The program will then resume but only for certain countries.

The order suspends entry for anyone that is a national of Iraq, Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen for 90 days. After these 90 days are up, an updated list of prohibited countries will be finalized.

Refugees from Syria are prohibited until further notice.

The Muslim Ban is reminiscent of the Japanese internment camps after the Pearl Harbor bombing. The question I have for everyone is: if there is a threat concerning the national security of the United States, is it moral, ethical, and legal to ban millions of people entry to the United States just because they live in a terroristic region where the majority of the population is of the Islam faith because there are radical muslims?





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