At Dulles Airport, Va. Gov. McAuliffe, AG Herring Push Back Against Trumps Racist Anti-Muslim...
Source: Blue Virginia
Press conference ended a little while ago at Dulles Airport with Gov. Terry McAuliffe and AG Mark Herring re: Trump’s disgraceful executive order on Muslim refugees, visas. From Gov. McAuliffe’s Twitter feed:
“I’m deeply disappointed by @POTUS actions to close our country to Muslim travelers & people seeking refuge from persecution”
“This executive order is antithetical to the values that make America great. It will not make our country less safe”
“On behalf of Virginia, I urge @POTUS to rescind this EO and return the United States to its place as a beacon of hope for all”
“My team and @AGMarkHerring are assessing the legal and policy steps we can take to oppose this policy”
Read more: http://bluevirginia.us/2017/01/virginia-gov-mcauliffe-ag-herring-push-back-trumps-muslim-ban
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And we thought we advanced from the days when bigots opposed allowing Jewish refugees to immigrate to the U.S. to avoid the Nazis:
That was then in the 1930s:
This is now:
