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Donald Trump is a racist
The point above is that we can't assume that his views of mexican immigrants are representative of his views of all racial mexicans. Yes, his comments on immigrants are bigoted, but we can't assume they're motivated by race or that they reflect his views of all mexicans or only immigrants.
2 supporter.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
Any restriction on immigration or citizenship fails to treat people equally. If a religious restriction can't pass, any correlated legal restriction can achieve the same ends (e.g., nation of origin). If the debate is a legal one, legal alternatives aren't difficult to find.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
The Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed by the Magnuson Act. The constitutionality and/or rights of congress to enact such a law wasn't struck down as unconstitutional by the courts, only repealed by subsequent laws.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
This objection is one of semantics, and it fails to reject the point made. Additionally, impractical does not mean impossible, but it usually does imply difficult challenges. Also, many likely believed any given war to be impractical -- likely why the US entered that war so reluctantly.
1 supporter.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
See rebuttals to equivalent versions of this premise.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
Those could be argued to be good ideas. Yes, if we ban Muslim immigration we could apply the same logic to ban other religious groups. Unless you show that we should not ban others, you haven't shown that we should not ban Muslims.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
Immigration quotas and bans based on race, nationality, and political beliefs have been upheld as constitutional and within the powers of federal government by the courts.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
Immigration falls under administrative law and the plenary power given to congress and the federal government. The 1889 Chinese Exclusion Act was upheld as constitutional. The Smith Act of 1940 also allows for deportation of any alien affiliated with a subversive group (e.g., militant Islam).
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
The bill of rights doesn't apply to foreigners on foreign soil, e.g., those who are not in the US who would like to enter.
There should be a law that prohibits someone from entering politics if they have not worked a number of years in another job.
Experience outside of the political system is likely to add to a better understanding and appreciation of constituents' circumstances and concerns, allowing a politician to better consider and set governmental policies for constituents.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
Relative practicality doesn't mean an action is wrong. For example, a large scale war to end the Nazis' expansion and holocaust wasn't practical, but it may have been the right course of action. Claiming something may be difficult or can't be done perfectly doesn't show that it shouldn't be tried.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
Leaving open the possibility that there are other unnamed rights does not logically imply the particular right you've assumed. E.g., To say "The Earth is among the set of planets with life" doesn't logically imply any other particular planet has life. It only leaves the possibility.
1 supporter.
We should stop corporations from shifting their profits and jobs overseas to avoid paying U.S. income taxes.
The majority of earnings held offshore were earned in foreign countries. To apply US federal income tax to foreign earnings held abroad on top of income taxes already paid to the countries where those earnings were made amounts to unduly disadvantaging US firms via double taxation.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
Society could agree upon any particular document to define foundations for its political, philosophical, and legal framework. In the case of the US, the Constitution is agree to be that document, not the DoI. Further, the DoI lacks sufficient detail to serve as such.
1 supporter.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
The Declaration of Independence doesn't specify any rights that necessarily imply a right to free and unrestricted ingress for foreign citizens. "Pursuit of Happiness" could but doesn't necessarily imply such a right.
1 supporter.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
The US Government and society at large are not under any obligation to abide by any particular interpretation of statements made in the declaration of independence.
1 supporter.