{"id":2069676,"date":"2023-10-16T21:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T01:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-trump-calls-for-ideological-screening-of-immigrants-in-speech-objecting-to-taking-in-middle-eastern-refugees\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T21:10:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T01:10:34","slug":"israel-war-trump-calls-for-ideological-screening-of-immigrants-in-speech-objecting-to-taking-in-middle-eastern-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-trump-calls-for-ideological-screening-of-immigrants-in-speech-objecting-to-taking-in-middle-eastern-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump opposes accepting Middle Eastern refugees, urges ideological screening for immigrants amidst Israel war."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-war-trump-calls-for-ideological-screening-of-immigrants-in-speech-objecting-to-taking-in-middle-eastern-refugees%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2069676&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former\u200d President Donald Trump Calls for Ideological Screening of Immigrants and Rejects \u200dRefugees\u2063 from Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>During a campaign event in Iowa, former\u200d President Donald Trump \u200dmade a bold \u200cstatement advocating for the \u200dscreening of immigrants based on their ideologies\u200c and \u2064rejecting refugees from Gaza. He\u200c reaffirmed his commitment to the\u2063 controversial\u200b travel ban, which was a significant aspect of his 2016 presidential campaign.\u200b Trump emphasized that the\u2063 country had &#8220;no choice&#8221; but\u2062 to reinstate the\u2064 ban.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s\u200c Determination to Keep &#8220;Bad People&#8221; Out<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Democrats fought us like\u2064 crazy over the travel ban, you know that, they\u200d fought us like crazy. \u2062I had to go through the whole court system, but\u200d after 18 months,\u2064 the Supreme Court finally ruled the travel ban was totally constitutional because we want to\u2062 keep \u200dbad people out that want to destroy our \u2064country,&#8221; Trump recounted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As President,\u200d I also \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">suspended refugee resettlement<\/a> when we entered office \u200cin 2017. Nobody had\u2062 ever heard of it\u200b before. We didn&#8217;t want that. And\u2062 we&#8217;ll\u2062 do it again. \u2063We&#8217;ll put\u200b it right back into place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u200dbanned refugees from Syria. I banned refugees from Somalia. Very dangerous places, and from all of the most \u2063dangerous places all over\u2064 the world,&#8221; he\u200d continued. &#8220;I banned \u2064them, I said, &#8216;I&#8217;m sorry.&#8217; And in my second term, we&#8217;re going to expand each and every one of those bans because we have no choice. Some very rough people. Some very, very rough people come out of those areas. They want to blow up our country. We aren&#8217;t bringing in anyone from Gaza, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, or Libya or anywhere else. That threatens our security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Strong \u2064Words Against \u200dProtesters and a Promise to Enforce Immigration Laws<\/h3>\n<p>Tying in the latest war in\u2062 Israel and Gaza, \u2062Trump\u2063 expressed his disapproval of protesters in the United States\u200d who showed support for\u200c the\u200c Palestinian cause, referring to them\u200b as &#8220;barbarians.&#8221; He pledged to send immigration agents to \u2062these protests to deport anyone found \u200dto be in the country illegally.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The mobs of&#8230; I mean, literally, barbarians that we saw on the streets of\u200b New York and other cities last week have no place\u200b in America,&#8221; Trump proclaimed. &#8220;We can&#8217;t have it. We have to \u2014\u200c no country can sustain it. And \u200dwe all want to be \u200cnice, \u200dbut no country can sustain\u2064 it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jewish mothers\u2062 and\u200c fathers should never\u200c have to send their children to school here and fear they&#8217;ll be shot or stabbed on a so-called day \u200dof jihad, which\u2062 is happening, which is\u2064 happening\u2014 a \u200bday \u200cof\u200d jihad,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Under my \u200cadministration,\u2064 we will proactively send\u200c ICE to pro-jihadist demonstrations to enforce our immigration \u200claws and remove the violators\u2063 from our country. Many of these people are not from \u2063our country, and many of them are being supported with radical\u2062 left money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The rally served as a platform \u2062for Trump to revive \u200bkey points from his 2016 campaign, including the travel ban, which\u2063 had received \u200clittle \u2063attention in his current campaign.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062How did critics respond to Trump&#8217;s\u200b travel ban and suspension\u2063 of refugee resettlement?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  K,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s call for ideological screening of immigrants and rejecting\u200d refugees\u200b from Gaza is consistent \u200cwith his \u200cprevious \u200cstance on \u2062immigration.\u2062 Throughout his presidency,\u200b he prioritized national security and the protection \u200bof American citizens. \u2064The travel \u200bban, also known as the &#8220;Muslim ban,&#8221; initially targeted several Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Iraq,\u200b Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The \u2064ban faced vehement opposition and legal challenges, with critics \u200darguing that it discriminated against Muslims based on \u2062their\u2062 religion.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump argued that the ban was essential in ensuring the safety of \u2063the country. He believed that restricting immigration from certain \u2063countries with known \u2062terrorism concerns\u2063 was necessary to prevent potential threats. In his statement, Trump reiterated his commitment\u200c to keeping &#8220;bad\u200b people&#8221; \u2064out of the country, asserting that these\u200c individuals intended to harm \u200dthe United States and its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The former president further emphasized his\u200b decision \u2062to suspend the resettlement of\u200d refugees in 2017. \u200cThis move was criticized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/refugee-watchdog-calls-for-immediate-action-in-ethiopia\/\" title=\"Refugee Watchdog Calls for Immediate Action in Ethiopia\">human rights organizations<\/a> and refugee advocates who argued \u200bthat it contradicted America&#8217;s historical role \u2064as a safe haven \u2064for \u200dthose fleeing persecution and violence. However, Trump believed that prioritizing the safety of American citizens\u200c required a temporary halt on accepting refugees, as \u2062the process\u200c for\u2063 screening and vetting them needed \u200bimprovement.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s stance on immigration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-trump-calls-for-ideological-screening-of-immigrants-in-speech-objecting-to-taking-in-middle-eastern-refugees\/\" title=\"Trump opposes accepting Middle Eastern refugees, urges ideological screening for immigrants amidst Israel war.\">refugee\u200c resettlement sparked\u2064 widespread debate<\/a> and polarized opinions. Proponents argued that stricter immigration policies were necessary to protect national security, while opponents criticized these policies as discriminatory and counter to fundamental American values of inclusivity and compassion.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d former president&#8217;s call for\u200b ideological screening of immigrants also raises concerns about potential discrimination \u2064and violations of individuals&#8217; rights. While it is essential to ensure the\u200d safety and security of the country, implementing such \u2062measures can\u200b be challenging, as\u2063 determining an individual&#8217;s ideology can be subjective and open to interpretation. The risk of unfairly targeting specific\u2062 religious or ethnic groups exists, and this can perpetuate stereotypes and foster xenophobia.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, former President \u200bDonald Trump&#8217;s call for ideological screening of\u2062 immigrants and rejection of refugees from Gaza continues his focus \u200bon national security and protecting American citizens. While \u200dthese measures may appeal to many of his supporters, they have also generated significant controversy. Balancing the need for security with\u200d fundamental principles of inclusivity and\u2063 human rights remains an ongoing challenge for\u200c policymakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump urged ideological screening of immigrants and rejected Gaza refugees, emphasizing his commitment to the controversial travel ban during a campaign event in Iowa. 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