Presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for an end to Muslims being allowed to enter the US.
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He added: “Donald Trump sounds more like the leader of a lynch mob than a great nation like ours”, calling his behavior “a great service to ISIS”.
In the past month, particularly following the recent mass shooting in Southern California that is believed to have been inspired by the Islamic State terrorist group, Trump has called for greater scrutiny of Muslims – including Muslim-Americans who are legal residents of the country. “People act out, lash out and it makes me very afraid”, said Nida Rehman, a Muslim American.
The statement, which Trump posted following a tweet that called out what he believes to be the “extraordinary influx of hatred and danger coming into our country” – states the ban should be in place until “our country’s representatives can figure out what’s going on”.
Trump’s campaign cites poll data allegedly showing “hatred toward Americans by large segments of the Muslim population”.
The Bay Area chapter of CAIR says it has received a dozen verbal threats since the San Bernardino attack messages such as “we hate you” and “we don’t want you here”. Earlier this fall, Trump suggested he’d support mandatory registration of Muslims in a government database, claimed New Jersey Muslims cheered after 9/11, and called for surveillance of mosques in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Hard line stance… Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump wants to stop Muslims from entering the US.
Lindsey Graham: “He’s putting at risk the lives of interpreters, American supporters, diplomats, & the troops in the region by making these bigoted comments”.
Republican Jeb Bush, who is struggling in his campaign, said, Trump is “unhinged” and his “policy” proposals are not serious. You know, we have in our Bill of Rights respect for the freedom of religion.
The ban would apply to “everybody” entering the country, including tourists, Trump’s campaign manager told The Associated Press.
“This is just so antithetical to the history of the United States”, said Nancy Morawetz, a professor of clinical law at New York University School of Law, who specializes in immigration.
The billionaire developer’s remarks unleashed quick condemnation on the part of the White House officials, with White House spokesman Josh Earnest saying “It’s entirely inconsistent with the kinds of values that were central to the founding of this country”.
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“I don’t classify all of them as bad people”, said Tim Tkacik, 34.
