Good on Jonathan Blow for taking a step back and seeing the big picture.
This all boils down to one question: Does the President have the right to limit immigration if he believes there is a threat to national security?
The answer, per Federal Immigration Law, is Yes:
(f)Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by President
Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate. Whenever the Attorney General finds that a commercial airline has failed to comply with regulations of the Attorney General relating to requirements of airlines for the detection of fraudulent documents used by passengers traveling to the United States (including the training of personnel in such detection), the Attorney General may suspend the entry of some or all aliens transported to the United States by such airline.
So whether one agrees with the Executive Order or not, it is perfectly legal, and no amount of rioting, vandalism, or other criminal acts will change that. Nor should they, since we are a country of law and order.
Questions about the method of implementation, etc. are perfectly fine, but we do not have the right to violently oppose a President who is following established legal processes to implement a legal change in an orderly way. This "ban" is only for seven specific countries for 90 days; surely we can wait and see what the outcome is.
