Trump Administration Plans For Extreme Vetting

On February 4th, 2017, NPR wrote an article about how the Trump administration’s recent refugee ban will remain enacted until the government can procure an “extreme vetting” procedure. This procedure includes questions pertaining not just to the individual's beliefs on religion but also their beliefs on government and whether they “hate a free society.” The individual’s opinion on a free society has become of equivalent importance to the individual’s nonviolent beliefs when deciding who will be allowed to enter the United States. However, many of these questions target Muslims - particularly Syrians seeking refuge from their country’s civil war. Nonetheless, anti-immigration advocates such as Frank Gaffney have had success in corralling the president to view Islam as a religion to fear which requires an extreme vetting process as well as an ideological test. Denying access of entry to someone on their beliefs has attracted immigration experts as well as citizens who fear this will allow daily intrusion and harassment into not just their lives but the lives of others. This article is worth reading to understand what the Trump administration is planning for the future of refugees, immigrants, as well as Americans.