Rep. J. Gresham Barett
Innocent Legal Residents from Iran, Yemen, Cuba, Sudan Would Be Targeted
I took a double take when I first saw this, but apparently Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.) has introduced a bill called the Stop Terrorist Entry Program (STEP) Act, which bars entry of citizens of Cuba, Iran, Yemen, Sudan and Syria. The STEP Act will also require legal residents from these countries to leave the country, even if they have not committed a crime!
Apart from being a major human rights faux paux, this proposed bill would also tear apart families and eject people in this country who haven't broken any laws. I guess the movie "The Siege" was fairly accurate when it depicted interment camps for Arab Americans. It seems as if the United States has not learned any of the lessons from internment of Japanese citizens in World War II.
I doubt if this bill could ever make it through the House, let alone the Senate, and if it was ever passed it would be a boon to lawyers, who would get rich through class action law suits against the government.
But Sinclair Lewis was right when he said, "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross."
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