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| ACLU: US can't bar terrorism supporters | |
| 2007-02-24 | |
| NEW YORK (AP) - A civil rights group asked a judge Friday to find it unconstitutional for the federal government to exclude a prominent Muslim scholar or anyone else from the United States on the grounds that they may have endorsed or espoused terrorism. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the papers attacking the policy in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. The group included in its submissions a written declaration in which the scholar, Tariq Ramadan, said he has always "opposed terrorism not only through my words but also through my actions." ...The ACLU said some foreign scholars and writers are now reluctant to accept invitations to the United States because they will be subjected to ideological scrutiny and possibly denied entry.
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| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #4 Robin, you are correct |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-02-24 18:34 |
| #3 OO, well, in USA as well, a resident in one state has no problem to be admited to another one. ;-) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-02-24 18:28 |
| #2 the United States (and any country) has the right to bar anyone who is not a citizen from entering the country. Not true for EU countries. They have to admit anyone who's a citizen from other EU countries, IIUC. |
| Posted by: occasional observer 2007-02-24 16:35 |
| #1 I'm not a lawyer, but it seems to me that the United States (and any country) has the right to bar anyone who is not a citizen from entering the country. Personally, I feel that the fact that foreign scholars and writers are now reluctant to accept invitations to the US as a feature, not a bug. |
| Posted by: Rambler 2007-02-24 16:03 |