REP. LIEU STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S SECOND MUSLIM TRAVEL BAN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in response to President Trump signing his second executive order to ban Muslims and refugees from entering the United States:
"25 days after his first unconstitutional immigration ban was rejected by the courts, Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that is – once again – as harmful as it is incompetent. This monumental waste of federal resources is wrong on all levels – strategically, morally, and from a national security perspective."
"Trump's Muslim Ban 2.0 is nothing short of a strategic failure. A leaked DHS report from his own cabinet called citizenship from the banned countries an unreliable indicator of threat. If the banned countries in question are such a threat, then why does this second Muslim ban arbitrarily drop the nation of Iraq? And why does the ban go into effect on March 16th? Where's the urgency in that? This second executive order just makes zero sense."
"As studied by the CATO Institute, the chances of being killed by a refugee committing a terrorist act is 1 in 3.6 billion. For perspective, the chances of being struck by lightning twice is 1 in 9 million. That's why members of Trump's own administration recognize that banning women and children fleeing from terrorist groups isn't just morally bankrupt—it's bad for national security. It hands our real enemies like ISIL and al-Qaeda a powerful recruiting tool and undermines our relationships with partners abroad."
"Trump is quick to tweet about who is American and who is un-American. As an immigrant, veteran, and member of Congress, I can tell you there is nothing more un-American than undermining our fundamental value of accepting those who are fleeing tyranny, those who want to start a better life in the United States. This order is based on bigotry and must – once again – be opposed."
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