Travel order meets Constitutional test

I AM disgusted with the misleading and inaccurate news coverage regarding President Trump’s executive order protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States. I downloaded and read every word of the executive order. Its content is entirely reasonable. It’s the kind of direction any chief executive should give to other executive leaders under his administration. I did not find anything unreasonable or inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States. In fact, the order is entirely consistent with Article IV Section 4. The order is filled with references to compliance with the laws of our nation.

I have to doubt that those who’ve reported on this topic have really read the order, since their reporting has been very inconsistent with its content. Here are a couple of key paragraphs they’ve overlooked:

“In order to protect Americans, the United States must ensure that those admitted to this country do not bear hostile attitudes toward it and its founding principles. The United States cannot, and should not, admit those who do not support the Constitution, or those who would place violent ideologies over American law. In addition, the United States should not admit those who engage in acts of bigotry or hatred (including ‘honor’ killings, other forms of violence against women, or the persecution of those who practice religions different from their own) or those who would oppress Americans of any race, gender, or sexual orientation.

“Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to protect its citizens from foreign nationals who intend to commit terrorist attacks in the United States; and to prevent the admission of foreign nationals who intend to exploit United States immigration laws for malevolent purposes.”

PAUL T. BURNETT Los Lunas