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This article clearly demonstrates the absurdity of the current political situation. People have always voted against their own interests, but this takes the cake.
People in a Republican stronghold in the Central Valley thought a promise to crack down on illegal immigrants was just talk. Now they’re alarmed that it isn’t.
Source: California Farmers Backed Trump, but Now Fear Losing Field Workers – The New York Times
So this is interesting:
GOP consultant who was once asked to head up communications for now-President Donald Trump tweeted out a laundry list of suggestions to the media Saturday morning on how to best push back at a White House administration that continues to threaten them.
According to writer and media consultant Cheri Jacobus, “The days of pretending” what is happening under Trump isn’t “serious” is over and it is time for a concerted push-back.
Here’s Dahlia Lithwick in Slate reporting on the news out of Seattle tonight:
On Friday night, in the most stinging and widespread rebuke to the new administration so far, a federal judge in Seattle ordered a nationwide stay on President Trump’s week-old executive order barring travelers from seven countries from entering the U.S., Reuters reported.Unlike the judicial orders already in place, the order entered by Judge James Robart (a George W. Bush appointee, in case you’re keeping score) went to the heart of the executive order, requiring that the travel restrictions be stayed immediately. Federal officers are barred from enforcing the parts of the ban that target immigrants from those seven countries and refugees, and that grant exemptions to refugees on the basis of their religion.
Source: Seattle federal judge halts Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban
And so far looks like the CBP and airlines are obeying (re-instating visas, reaching out to customers whose plans were interrupted, etc.)… at least that’s the breaking news from CNN.
A federal judge in Seattle ordered a temporary halt on Donald Trump’s travel ban for refugees and people from seven predominantly Muslim nations, opening the path for states to sue the White House over his order.
District judge James Robart granted a temporary restraining order on Friday after hearing arguments from Washington state and Minnesota that the president’s order had unlawfully discriminated against Muslims and caused unreasonable harm.
Posted with no further comment. Really, what is there to say?
“This was the worst call by far,” Trump told Australia’s Turnbull.
