Etcetera #2: Travel Bans, Immigrants, and Refugees

The President's recent 'travel ban' and the Supreme Court's partial affirmation of it have been front and center in the news lately. In this week's episode, we take a look at several aspects relevant to this discussion.

• The details of the 'travel ban'
• The ruling of the Supreme Court
• The Trump Administration's use of the Immigration and Nationality Act to define "bona fide relationships" as it applies to family members
• The threat to national and personal security (or lack thereof) posed by refugees and immigrants

You can link the the podcast on Soundcloud here; you are also welcome to join a post-podcast discussion on our Facebook page. Meanwhile, here is a list of related articles that you may find helpful.

THE TRAVEL BAN

• Why Comparing Trump's And Obama's Immigration Restrictions Is Flawed
• Guide to Trump’s Executive Order to Limit Migration for “National Security” Reasons
• The Supreme Court's Curious Compromise On The Travel Ban. 
• Trump's Travel Ban: Don't Be Fooled, The Supreme Court Handed The President A Big Victory This Week
• Immigrant Advocates Slam Supreme Court's Travel Ban Decision
• Supreme Court Revives Parts Of Trump's Travel Ban As It Agrees To Hear Case
• Right and Left React to the Travel Ban and Other Supreme Court Decisions
• UPDATE SINCE WE RECORDED THE PODCAST: Trump Administration Reverses Policy On Fiancés As Travel Ban Takes Effect

IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

• Immigration And Nationality Act
• The Immigration Act That Inadvertently Changed America
• Fifty Years On, The 1965 Immigration And Nationality Act Continues To Reshape The United States

IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND TERRORISM

• Beth and Anthony referenced an article Anthony wrote called Refugees, Immigrants, And Islam: In Search Of Truth And Justice. There are quite a few links in this article that we encourage you to use as further research. 
• Also, we didn't have time to get to a point worth mentioning about how terrorists legally get into the United States. There are links in Anthony's article, but it's worth your time to also read PBS's Crossing Borders: How Terrorists Use Fake Passports, Visas, And Other Identity Documents