Friday, February 10, 2017

Trump Must Decide: Steps Advance the Immigration Ban



Chris Stirewalt of Fox news reported in his article, "A Way Out For Trump On Refugee Ban" that after the ruling of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to deny the implementation of Trump’s immigration ban, President Trump is left with two choices in regards to moving forward with his executive order. 

On one hand he could continue to fight the case, as he has most recently stated through his twitter account. On the other hand, others such as Texas Representative Louie Gohmert have suggested to simply revise the executive order, eliminating any language that applies to current green card holders. 

Although a move to rewrite the order in this way would make it much more difficult for the courts to argue against, Trump would be forced to admit defeat through settlement in this instance. 

It will be interesting to see whether the President will decide to allow a minor setback to advance his overall vision, or become overtly focused on fighting his case.

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