Immigration Dbq
The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said that the law is free from passion. The United States does not enforce laws based on the feelings of others; we enforce them for the better of the people and society. Passion should not dictate our rule; reason and precedent should be the most absolute principles included when determining the laws to safeguard the country. The sovereignty of the United States would diminish if laws were not based on virtuous causes. If the prosperity of the United States could be harmed, why should the citizens of the country not do everything possible to prevent this?
Commonly referred to as the McCarran-Walter Act, the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 was enacted with the objective of excluding particular …show more content…
The document does include the authority for the president to prevent immigrants from specific regions and countries from entering the United States. Under SEC. 212, paragraph 8, subsection (e), the Act reads, “Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental the interests of the United States, he 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 nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be …show more content…
The case law to date does not clearly provide any legal limits on the President’s use of authority when placing prohibitions on the entrances of immigrants into America. The Act provides very broad authority as to how the president of the United States may do so. When read carefully, the Act clearly does not authorize the president to prevent immigration based on country of origin, nevertheless, it does authorize the president's decision of preventing the immigration of aliens based on his stance. For example, the president shall have the power to place temporary restrictions on immigration based on country of origin if he deems that the well-being of the United States could be adversely affected by any immigrant or any foreign country. However, he is not recommended, nor is he permitted, to prohibit any alien or class of aliens from immigrating to the United States based on factors that include bias’ along with sex, income, and religious
Commonly referred to as the McCarran-Walter Act, the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 was enacted with the objective of excluding particular …show more content…
The document does include the authority for the president to prevent immigrants from specific regions and countries from entering the United States. Under SEC. 212, paragraph 8, subsection (e), the Act reads, “Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental the interests of the United States, he 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 nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be …show more content…
The case law to date does not clearly provide any legal limits on the President’s use of authority when placing prohibitions on the entrances of immigrants into America. The Act provides very broad authority as to how the president of the United States may do so. When read carefully, the Act clearly does not authorize the president to prevent immigration based on country of origin, nevertheless, it does authorize the president's decision of preventing the immigration of aliens based on his stance. For example, the president shall have the power to place temporary restrictions on immigration based on country of origin if he deems that the well-being of the United States could be adversely affected by any immigrant or any foreign country. However, he is not recommended, nor is he permitted, to prohibit any alien or class of aliens from immigrating to the United States based on factors that include bias’ along with sex, income, and religious