McCarran-Walter Act 1952... Huh so you can limit immigration

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So, There’s Already A Law. As Gomer Pyle would  say, “Surprise, Surprise 
!!!” 

It's been law for over 60  years....

Interesting Bit of  Legislative History - MacCarran-Walter Act of 1952.

Trump was recently severely criticized for  suggesting that the U.S. should 
limit or temporarily suspend the  immigration of certain ethnic groups, 
nationalities, and even people of  certain religions (Muslims). The criticisms 
condemned such a suggestion  as, among other things, being “Un-American,” 
dumb, stupid, reckless,  dangerous and racist. Congressmen and Senators swore 
that they would  never allow such legislation, and the president called 
such a  prohibition on immigration unconstitutional.

It seems  that the selective immigration ban is already law and has been 
applied  on several occasions. Known as the McCarran-Walter Act, the 
Immigration  and Nationality Act of 1952 allows for the "Suspension of entry or 
 
imposition of restrictions by the president. Whenever the president  finds that 
the entry of aliens or of any class of aliens into  the United States would 
be detrimental to the interests of the  United States, the president may, by 
proclamation, and for  such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the 
entry of all aliens  or any class of aliens as immigrants or non-immigrants 
or  impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be  
appropriate.”

The act was utilized by  Jimmy Carter, no less, in 1979 to keep Iranians 
out of the United  States, but he actually did more. He made all Iranian 
students already  here check in, and then he deported a bunch. Seven thousand 
were found  in violation of their visas, 15,000 Iranians were forced to leave 
the  United States in 1979.

It is  of note that the act requires that an applicant for immigration must 
be  of good moral character and "attached to the principles of the  
Constitution.”

Since the  Quran forbids Muslims to swear allegiance to the U.S. 
Constitution,  technically, all Muslims should be refused         immigration.

Authenticated  at:

http://library.uwb.edu/static/USimmigration/1952_immigration_and_nationality
_act.html

1952  Immigration and Nationality Act, a.k.a. the McCarran-Walter  Act (An 
act  to revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and  
nationality; and for other  purposes)
H.R.  13342; Pub.L. 414; 182 Stat. 66.
82nd  Congress; June 27, 1952.

You  can find the full text of this law _here_ 
(http://tucnak.fsv.cuni.cz/~calda/Documents/1950s/McCarran_52.html)  or 
download  the _PDF_ 
(http://library.uwb.edu/static/USimmigration/66%20stat%20163.pdf) .

SUMMARY:

Otherwise  known as the McCarran-Walter Act, the Immigration and 
Nationality  Act of 1952 was meant to exclude certain immigrants from  
immigrating to 
America, post World War II and in the early Cold  War. The McCarran-Walter 
Act moved away from excluding immigrants  based simply upon country of 
origin. Instead it focused upon  denying immigrants who were unlawful, immoral, 
diseased in any  way, politically radical etc. and accepting those who were 
willing  and able to assimilate into the US economic, social, and political  
structures, which restructured how immigration law was handled.  Furthermore, 
the most notable exclusions were anyone even remotely  associated with 
communism which in the early days of the Cold War  was seen as a serious threat 
to US democracy. The main objective  of this was to block any spread of 
communism from outside post  WWII countries, as well as deny any enemies of the 
US during WWII  such as Japan and favor “good Asian” countries such as 
China. The  McCarran-Walter Act was a strong reinforcement in immigration  
selection, which was labeled the best way to preserve national  security and 
national interests. President Truman originally  vetoed the law, deeming it 
discriminatory; however there was  enough support in Congress for the law to  
pass.

_library.uwb.edu_ (http://library.uwb.edu/) 

US  immigration legislation online : 1952 Immigration and Nationality  Act, 
a.k.a. the McCarran-Walter Act (An act to revise the laws  relating to 
immigration  ...















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