Those Outraged At Trump Blocking Refugees Didn't Seem To Care About What Obama Did To Cubans

[Wingnut]

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One portion of President Trump's new immigration policy bars the admittance of refugees from entering the United States for 120 days. The left is protesting such actions as bigoted. Protests broke out at JFK airport chanting that refugees were welcome. Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the orders “mean-spirited and un-American.”

Indeed, to the left, the idea that America could turn away refugees is suddenly a disgusting thought. Yet President Obama took a similar action to literally turn away refugees in the final days of his presidency - and no one was marching in the streets.

For the past two decades, the United States has treated refugees escaping communist oppression in Cuba and fleeing to the United States with a “wet foot, dry foot” policy. That is, if they were caught at sea (wet feet), they would be returned back to Cuba, but if they managed to make it to U.S. soil (dry feet), they would be allowed to stay and apply for legal residency.

Earlier this month, in an attempt to “normalize” relations with the Castros, Obama gutted the policy - effective immediately.

http://ijr.com/opinion/2017/01/263646-outraged-trump-blocking-refugees-didnt-seem-care-obama-cubans/

[TomSea]

True, hypocrisy. That's sad.

[endicom]

Well, the Cubans can't be counted on to vote socialist. What else could the poor guy do?

[HonestJohn]

There seemed to be quite a bit of consternation over Obama's actions regarding this issue on the right.

And yet, now that he's gone, Trump's done nothing to correct it.

So the issue is a falsehood... and those levying it, who have the power to reverse, do nothing.

In other words, the hypocrisy is thine.

[montanajoe]

Geez so it looks like four years of Obama did it so so can we..

If Trump is the leader the Trumpsters say he is then  he doesn't spend all his time blaming the last guy like Obama did for eight years.

Draining the swamp, my ass..change jerseys and play the same old game...