Trump wants to keep 'communists' and ‘Marxists’ out of the US. Here’s what the law says (apnews.com)

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Experts say US immigration law already bars members of a Communist Party from becoming citizens or green card holders, but they say Trump might run into legal trouble if he tried to implement a blanket exclusion of all communists or Marxists.

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[-] wagesj45@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Experts say US immigration law already bars members of a Communist Party from becoming citizens or green card holders

I know immigration and border law is weird, but how is this kind of viewpoint discrimination Constitutional? Even non-citizens have Constitutional rights while they're here.

[-] admiralteal@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Communists are not a protected class. A law banning Communists would only have to pass a rational basis test to meet Constitutional scrutiny standards.

[-] Machinist3359@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'll assume there's a ban on fascists too once I finish this operation on my paperclip

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