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in accordance with the Constitution and to implement any immigration plan that is directed
towards improving the welfare of Americans.
The immigration reform majorly targeted the entry of people from the seven Muslim
countries, namely Libya, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Yemen, and Syria, and those holding
dual citizenship. The reform presupposes that prohibiting entry into the United States would
help to guard the nation against the spying terrorists thereby pausing security threats to the
country (Hamann and Morgenson 394). The immigration reform would also prevent people
who went back to their home countries from coming back to the United States. The only
group of remaining immigrants include people with diplomatic clearance. Trump has also
significantly reduced the number of refugees to be allowed into the United States. The
immigration reform is geared towards suspending certain programs like the resettlement of
refugee program. If the resettlement program is to be allowed back, then it is to only those
being persecuted for their religious background.
Can It Be Legitimately Defended from A Process Standpoint? Explain. The immigration
reform can be legitimately defended from a process standpoint. The United States’
Constitution grants authority to the president to suspend the entry of immigrants if it can be
legally proved that the entry is not in the interest of the hosting country, the United States for
that matter (Hamann and Morgenson 397). Additionally, it is the responsibility of the
Congress to set universal laws on the naturalization of citizens as governed by the United
States’ Constitution. Trump’s administration holds that the immigration reform is legal and
can be defended in court.
What Role Do You Imagine Issue Networks Played In That Process? Explain. Issue networks
played a significant role in this process. They believed that the United States was a country of
immigrants. Therefore, it should warmly welcome strangers. They urged the Congress to
make laws to provide a conducive environment to the immigrants (Hamann and Morgenson