Are you showing your representatives that you want them to support President Trump’s actions so that he can fulfill his campaign promises for which the American people voted for? I believe you should!
Below is the answer I got from U.S. Senator Lindsey O. Graham (R) SC asking for his support to the Executive Order President Trump issued to protect the U.S. from foreign terrorists.
Dear Mr. Queiroz Villela:
Thank you for contacting me regarding President Trump’s Executive Order titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States. I appreciate the opportunity to hear from you.
Our government has a responsibility to defend our borders, but we must do so in a way that makes us safer and upholds all that is decent and exceptional about our nation. The haste in which this order was implemented is disappointing. I support a time-out in terms of accepting future refugees and developing a better vetting system. However, we should not stop green-card and lawful visa holders, like Nazanin Zinouri, from returning to the country they call home. We should not stop those who have served as interpreters for our military and diplomats from seeking refuge in the country they risked their lives to help. And we should not turn our backs on those refugees who have been shown through extensive vetting to pose no demonstrable threat to our nation, and who have suffered unspeakable horrors, most of them women and children.
I fear this executive order will only serve to hurt us in the fight against terrorism. American troops are fighting side-by-side with our Iraqi partners to defeat ISIL. A vast majority of our allies in the fight against ISIL are Muslims. This executive order sends a message that America does not want Muslims coming into our country and I fear such a message may do more to help terrorist recruitment than it does to improve our security. The Trump Administration should immediately revise this order.
As your United States Senator, my primary job is to understand and represent the interests of all South Carolinians. The opportunity to hear from you about the issues confronting our nation is not only essential to representative democracy, but allows me to better serve the people of South Carolina. We will not see eye-to-eye on every issue; however, I promise to always give your concerns the consideration they deserve.
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Thank you again for contacting me. I truly appreciate the opportunity to hear from you and am honored to have the opportunity to represent your interests in the U.S. Senate.
Sincerely,
Lindsey O. Graham
United States Senator
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