Originally Posted By: getthesenets
Originally Posted By: Beanshooter
"Donald Trump’s proposal for the “extreme vetting” of immigrants has a long and controversial history, in which versions of the plan have been used during times of political and social upheaval to quell fear and agitation."

http://nypost.com/2016/08/16/trump-s-extreme-vetting-not-unprecedented-in-us-history/


History repeats itself. I put up a post recently asking people about the impact of the Immigration Act of 1924 on organized crime.

The "villains" were different then, but what Trump is proposing is along the lines of the rationale for the past laws.

*and before anybody says it, there were "terrorist attacks" pinned to members of the groups that were considered "undesirable" back then.


Trump only knows one speed, but if toned down the sideshow carnival stuff, there is a bit of truth to some of what he is proposing, but why start using logic now?





His advisers may have finally gotten through to him. Maybe Roger Ailes is making a difference. Maybe desperation is making him change his style. Maybe someone slapped him upside the head. Any of the above.