The Right Way Forward For Trump’s Travel Ban
The federal judges who ruled against President Trump’s travel ban did so because they disliked the ban, instead of determining whether he had the legal authority to issue the executive order (“Ban-ner day for prez,” June 27).
They should all resign their positions on the basis that they cannot reach impartial decisions. Bill Keegan Manahawkin, NJ
Trump’s travel ban doesn’t punish the countries that were involved in both World Trade Center attacks, so I’d say it won’t stop acts of terror.
Look at the 9/11 hijackers: They were mostly from Saudi Arabia, followed by the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, and those countries aren’t covered by the travel ban.
Republican lawmakers wanted to allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. So why isn’t Saudi Arabia included in the travel ban? Edward Drossman Manhattan
To the Americans who oppose the Supreme Court reinstituting part of Trump’s travel ban: Why undermine the president’s ability to keep our country safe?
With terrorism becoming a common occurrence overseas, why shouldn’t America take steps to monitor those who might do us extreme harm?
The guidelines Trump set focused on countries that breed terrorism. Those who are trained to execute deadly attacks should be stopped from entering our borders.
The results of a bombing in a crowded public area or in a subway would be disastrous. It’s time to wake up before acts of terrorism become an everyday headline. Joseph Comperchio Brooklyn
I had to laugh at Trump’s claim that the Supreme Court’s reinstatement of part of his travel ban of people from six Muslim nations is “a victory for our national security.”
No citizens of any of the nations covered by the ban have carried out terrorist attacks on American soil.
In contrast, absent from the list is Pakistan, a major supporter of the Taliban, a hotbed of growing Islamic extremism and persecution of its religious minorities and the homeland of one of the San Bernadino terrorists who slaughtered 14 American citizens. Any travel ban that exempts Pakistan is nothing more than an obscene joke. Dennis Middlebrooks Brooklyn
I am behind Trump’s travel ban 100 percent.
The order covers six Middle East nations where terrorism is prevalent. If we’re truly serious about eradicating terrorism from the United States, the first step is to keep potential terrorists from entering the country.
And as a sovereign nation, don’t we have the right to say “No, thanks” to the importation of more terrorist attacks and Sharia law, which is incompatible with the Constitution?
If other world leaders feel the need to bow down at the altar of political correctness and subject their citizenry to terrorist attacks, that’s on them.
I applaud Trump for putting “America first” by protecting American citizens from this scourge. Eugene Dunn Medford
Reinstating the travel ban will not only exacerbate tense issues with Muslims, but after pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, it will likely further alienate the United States from the rest of the world. JoAnn Lee Frank Clearwater Fla.
There is only one defense against a man driving a truck into a crowd for Allah, and “love” isn’t it. We have to keep him off our streets altogether.
Trump’s travel ban is a step in the right direction; however, it’s important to note that Ahmad Musa Jibril, a cleric who reportedly radicalized one of the London terrorists, lives in Dearborn, Mich., right here in the United States. Gamaliel Isaac Manhattan