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Originally Posted by Guest
After the Iran hostage crisis, President Carter froze Muslim immigration and ordered all Muslim students to report to immigration. 15,000 were ejected from the U.S. The courts upheld this decision and stated that the president had the authority handle the situation in this manner.
If Trump is considered "hateful" by suggesting the same thing, then Carter was a "hateful" person also. Too bad Bush didn't do this after 9/11. Maybe we wouldn't be having this conversation now.
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Carter didn't freeze immigration, he froze Iran government assets to place pressure on Iran. He did place tighter restrictions on visas for Iranians but Iranians were still able to come in. He did order the investigation of visa status of Iranian students, and expelled those whose visas were out of legal status. Those with legal visa status stayed in the U.S. I would hardly call that hateful. Trump is calling for a complete ban on Muslims coming into the United States. He doesn't get that our enemy is radical islam, not Muslims in general. His comments just show his complete ignorance of world affairs.