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Trump wants to keep 'communists' and ‘Marxists’ out of the US. Here’s what the law says (apnews.com)

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Experts say US immigration law already bars members of a Communist Party from becoming citizens or green card holders, but they say Trump might run into legal trouble if he tried to implement a blanket exclusion of all communists or Marxists.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And by "Communists and Marxists" he means anyone who isn't a goose-stepping, Hitler-loving, card-carrying fascist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It does seem rather telling that neither Trump nor the current laws have any objection to letting in fascists.