3/22/17. President Trump’S Immigration And Refugee Policy.

3/22/17 President Trump’s Immigration and Refugee Policy President Trump recently signed an executive order that restricts entry from seven Muslim majority countries into the United States. Trump’s immigration policy bans the entry of refugees into the United States for 120 days and heightens additional screening to make sure that they do not pose a threat to the security of the U.S. The order also indefinitely restricts the entrance of Syrian refugees and restricts travelers that come from seven predominantly Muslim countries including Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen entry into the United States for 90 days (Shear, Michael). This order would affect over 20,000 refugees, thousands of students nationwide, and hundreds†¦show more content†¦government and could compromise national security. This policy has implications towards foreign policy as well. For example, this could infringe upon U.S. commitments under international treaties and could cause reciprocal bans against U.S. citizens or commerce, further d estroying the relationships and alliances that the U.S. has that are required to work against terrorist and criminal organizations thus reducing national security (Brown, Theresa). President Trump’s recent executive order on immigrants and refugees has been met with much controversy across the conflicting sides. Supporters of the plan defend the order’s legality based on the federal statute U.S. Code  § 1182 (Inadmissible aliens) that allows the president to restrict the entry of â€Å"any class of aliens† into the United States (Code 1182). Others claim that this plan is beneficial because immigration can lead to economic problems and is costly. Many immigrants come to the U.S. for several years and then go back to their home country. They argue that immigrants that don’t expect to stay can have less reason to integrate culturally and economically. Furthermore, the government typically subsidizes the acquisition of useful skills and education. When people acquire these resources and then leave without utilizing them, the resources could have been better spent