Posted on 12/15/2015 9:51:08 AM PST by Red Steel
Of course. I happen to have Japanese gardeners in my back yard.
They do a great job. A lot better than the gnomes. I've never seen any of those guys lift a finger.
People ask me, "how do you know you have Japanese gardeners in your back yard?" "Have you seen them?"
I have to honestly answer "no".
"So why do you think they are there..?", they ask.
"Simple" I say, "it's the banzai trees, and the little cars".
(the Jockey only looks sorta' partway Japanese. I've been told he's no relation) “The internment was wrong. Very wrong.”
Good thing Trump doesn’t have a funny looking mustache.
Rush Reveals Trump’s Secret, Private Side
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3373086/posts?page=3970#3970
I love that little barb. It must really chap their ass :)
Here is the nitty gritty of why the President has so much leeway in immigration:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2636478/posts?page=434#434
[If you think that any president’s attorney general can’t find and explain 8 USC 1182, you really have low expectations.]
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This needs EMPHASIS!
[OBAMA] Regime Turns Away Christian Refugees - The Rush Limbaugh Show
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2015/12/08/regime_turns_away_christian_refugees
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Just 0.4 Percent of Syrian Refugees Admitted to U.S. Since Paris Attacks Are Christian
Even if Cruz ends up as Number 2, that would keep him in second place.
What really impresses me is that Cruz handicapped himself in Iowa by going against Big Corn corporate welfare and ehtanol forced down every gas tank.
I agree, no president should bypass congress.
Yes, we should concentrate of what he meant and not what he said. He's no different than any other politician.
Cruz or lose. America.
Amen.
But for Trump's scheme to work you would have to vet every person from every country. Everyone coming in would require a visa, regardless of the country they came from. Would you like to go through that when you traveled abroad? I wouldn't.
Simple, huh? OK so President Trump issues an order that not a single Muslim can enter the country. How does he enforce it?
Saying is one thing. Doing is another. In this case Trump can say but has absolutely no idea how to do.
Yes, we should base our national security on what foreigners want.
My concern, since we are talking respectfully and exchanging ideas - thank you for that, is that a Syrian that moved to France and just got citizenship could travel here easily. Obviously France has vetting problems. As do many European countries. So our safety will depend on how good a job other countries do. That makes me nervous.
And then there’s that passport machine ISIS stole. That makes me even more nervous.
There’s too many ways around it.
We have over 60 million visitors to the U.S. each year. To vet each and every one of them as you suggest would frankly be impossible.
We have over 60 million visitors to the U.S. each year. To vet each and every one of them as you suggest would frankly be impossible.
“So think many who would confiscate your guns, silence you (permanently) from denying “climate changeâ€, etc. That’s not hyperbole, that’s what a large and growing number of voters contend: incarcerating, and even killing, you is acceptable means toward their sociopolitical ends.”
I don’t disagree with you. But lets consider Japanese internment. After Pearl Harbor, and the early war in the Pacific, what do you think the fate of Japanese Americans would have been?
It would not have been good. There WERE spies among them, I don’t think that is argued. The strategy of internment, while a crude instrument, saved Japanese-American lives too.
When our government coddles the enemy amongst us, people will not sit idly by forever.
Now to your point about political “enemies” - if we get to that point, it will be a different game. There is one thing finding an expedient, if not wholly unconstitutional, solution during actual wartime. It is different when the “war” is political and domestic. That would precipitate a civil war - as well it should.
That doesn’t mean leftist/environmentalists won’t try - as you aptly point out.
I think it's even greater than that. The terrorists in Paris were born in France and Belgium. The terrorists at Fort Hood and San Bernardino were born in the U.S. We're talking home-grown terrorism and not just some schlub trying to sneak in from Syria. Trying to prevent each and every Muslim from entering the U.S. is impossible, and Trump is a fool if he honestly thinks he can do it. The only way to combat Islamic terrorism in the U.S. is through police work and intelligence work. But none of the candidate talk about prompting improvements in those areas. I wonder why?
The Americans of Japanese descent were an “easy” target because they looked and sounded different.
The 442nd Regiment Combat Team (p/o 92nd Infantry Division) was composed almost ENTIRELY of Americans of Japanese descent (Nisei - born in the United States to immigrant parents); it became the most highly decorated regiment in the US Army during the Italian campaign. They fought like hell, served this country well, honorably, and as true as anyone who considers himself American would.
Right or wrong, it happened. We learn from it. We know who the enemy is, and we use every means available to separate the bad from the good and innocent. That should have been done back then as well, but we can’t change what happened then. We can, however, NOT make the same mistakes. This enemy is different, in that they actively hide in the civilian population and plan strikes at civilians; but there is always a way to find the bad guys, if it’s looked for.
One of our highest ranking generals, Gen John Abizaid, is of Lebanese descent; he commanded the Iraq - Afghanistan theater of operations (CENTCOM) after Gen Franks. By FDR’s standards, Abizaid would have been “interned” because he’s “middle eastern”.
“Don’t “burn the village to save it†is a good phrase; I’d refine it to “Don’t use a shotgun where a precision rifle shot is needed.
The Japanese were rounded up for two reasons in WWII. DO NOT LET HISTORY BE CHANGED.
1) the Japanese Government requested it as they wanted their citizens returned. This was a way to protect their citizens.
2) We needed something to trade to get our citizens back from Japan. The early days of the war held a plan for citizen exchange.
“The only way to combat Islamic terrorism in the U.S. is through police work and intelligence work. But none of the candidate talk about prompting improvements in those areas. I wonder why?”
Good point. They all focus on threats external to the country, even though we have a recent example of a citizen terrorist.
Although Trump and Carson did talk of investigating mosques, which would involve local and perhaps federal law enforcement.
Are you completely insane or just when Trump is involved?
How do you enforce any law?
Let's concentrate on how he would enforce this one. How will President Trump prevent any Muslims from entering the country?
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