“Donald Trump has proven that he’s too dangerous to become our next Commander in Chief and that is why so many top national security experts have rejected Trump’s reckless candidacy. Proposing a new ideological test on immigrants – based on their stances on issues like gay rights and religious freedom – is an extremely troubling indication of what America would look like under a President Trump. As Speaker Ryan and House Republicans continue to fall in line with their standard bearer, they too share this un-American vision for our country,” said Javier Gamboa of DCCC.
ICYMI: Trump looking to institute political tests for immigrants [Excerpts]
Associated Press
By Jill Colvin
August 15, 2016
Trump on Monday is also expected to outline a new immigration policy proposal under which the U.S. would stop issuing visas in any case where it cannot perform adequate screenings.
It will be the latest version of a policy that began with Trump’s unprecedented call to temporarily bar foreign Muslims from entering the country — a religious test that was criticized across party lines as un-American. Following a massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in June, Trump introduced a new standard.
Trump is also expected to propose creating a new, ideological test for admission to the country that would assess a candidate’s stances on issues like religious freedom, gender equality and gay rights. Through questionnaires, searching social media, interviewing friends and family or other means, applicants would be vetted to see whether they support American values like tolerance and pluralism.