An Analysis of the Immigration Ban of Donald Trump
Trump’s Ban is Religiously Discriminating
As we all know Donald Trump had won the presidency against Hillary Clinton in this past election. Trump took office in mid-January and has already made some radical changes throughout the Country. Of these changes, the most infamous, would certainly be his immigration ban.
This law prohibited persons of many middle-eastern and African based countries from entering the United States. Amongst these countries were Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, and Sudan, Libya. Many people were shocked with how suddenly and swiftly this all happened. There were certainly mixed feelings of the people regarding this ban.
Trump was certainly vocal during his campaign about changes such as this. I feel many people were surprised about this because often presidents do not do as they say (Lowery, page 1, para.4). Regarding religious discrimination, this action taken by Trump is more complex than one may thing. In my opinion, it can be discriminating against religion in some ways, and in other ways it is not.
Many people were supportive of this decision, while many knew it was not justifiable. I understand that presidents are granted the power to make such decisions, but this technique is contradictive, unethical, and downright stupid. I’m not one to really indulge in political debates, especially those that pertain to my own country, however I feel there are a lot of negative points to this that need further discussion.
The reason being, that these so-called bans affect people both inside and outside of the United States. One reason I feel that this is not specifically an attack on religion is because several events led to these decisions. Some of which include 9/11 and ISIS attacks. The United States is implementing these bans to help protect their country.
Islam is not 100% feared because of their religion, rather the extremists and radicals that place a negative perception of the religion. Not to mention, that not everyone in these regions are simply Muslim, other religions such as Christianity and Jewish also reside in such lands.
However, on the other hand, these bans also could have the possibility to be religiously fueled. Although not all of the individuals are Muslim, the majority is. Which means that there is reason to believe that Trump just doesn’t like Islam. Since I am from the Middle East, I have much familiarity with such instances.
Many American’s are unaware of how the government of countries in the Middle East work. One of the most common themes is no separation of church and state. Islam is governed entirely by the words of the Quran. Therefore, even if Trump just doesn’t care for the way in which it is governed, it also has ideologies of religion woven in the mixture as well. These ideas overall are more complex than one may ever know. However, I have indicated that such bans may or may not be religiously induced.
References
- Lowery, R. (2017, January 31). The un-American Canard. Retrieved May 14, 2018, from http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444411/
