It's a little surprising to see the reactions. It's some sort social phenomenon. It's as if people are awakening to the real world for the first time. Yes, the intensity and the breadth is new (for recent generations anyways). However, almost all of these actions have precedent in prior administrations. It would be nice if we can strengthen protections against abuses, but my guess is that as soon as we get a new administration, the fervor will be lost and similar actions to these will quietly continue.
"The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 deemed immigrants who were anarchists or members of or affiliated with the Communist Party or any other totalitarian organizations that plan to overthrow the United States as deportable immigrants. Immigrants who were successors of any association of Communism, regardless of name changes, still fell under the deportable immigrants. Immigrants who advocated, taught, wrote, published in support for communism, a totalitarian dictatorship, and the overthrowing of the United States were also deportable immigrants."
Eh, similar stuff has happened more recently. Like Obama canceling Israeli nuclear scientists' visas so they couldn't attend a conference. Again, these things have gone on for a long time, just not at the scope/intensity we see now. The lower intensity instances are rarely reported on and gives people the impression that this is new.
>Yes, the intensity and the breadth is new (for recent generations anyways).
Yes, that is a big factor. Big difference between covert guantanomo bay arrests and outright making which house announcements about El Salvadar. They are saying the quiet part out loud and people can't ignore it any longer.
>my guess is that as soon as we get a new administration, the fervor will be lost and similar actions to these will quietly continue.
Well yes. Policy is a full time+ job and most people don't have the time and energy to watch every action of their government.
It's up to the reps elected to keep that momentum up.
