Vetting System

In February 19, 1942 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which authorized the internment of of tens of thousands of Japanese American citizens. The constitutionality of which was questioned by every level of the courts. The federal and supreme courts involvement in cases such as Hirabayashi, Korematsu and ex parte Mitsuye Endo swayed and sometimes contradicted the constitution that birthed our nation. In our modern day, we are faced with a similar circumstance. Our 45th President, Donald J Trump campaigned on the promise of a travel ban that would halt the immigration of seven dominantly muslim countries for six months in order to form a proper vetting system for the refugees leaving the terrorism plagued sector
Many people opposed Trump’s travel ban stating that none of the countries on the list proposed a threat to our national security. In many ways they are right. Trump claims that the countries on the list were responsible for 9/11. The original order also stated that green card holders and people with valid visas to work in the United States could not travel between our country and theirs until a more effective and efficient vetting system was put in place. In many ways, Trump is right. Our vetting system does take an extraordinarily long time and many immigrants find themselves waiting decades before their citizenship is granted. A more efficient system would prompt a quicker and easier entry to our country. However, constitutionally, you are not allowed to discriminate against any human regardless of religion, race or ethnicity. We can corroborate with the court cases like Korematsu’s that the detention or removal of a group of people from an entire country should never be allowed and that regardless of the war we are fighting. Citizens from those countries, unless under federal watch, should not have their rights infringed upon them due to scapegoating. Many great people from around the world come to work in the United States due to it’s endless opportunity and also many times because of the rights granted to each individual. A personal example is with my father. As a director at Google, he spends his time with people of every race, religion, sex for the majority of his day. Trump’s travel ban would prevent many people like the men and women my father works with from continuing to support their families, and would also prevent them from trying to build a life for themselves. In times of war, in many ways the President should take executive action to ensure the safety of our