What he actually said was: temporarily banning muslims from certain countries known to harbor terrorists. Not sure why you saw "law". Only congress can make l

What he actually said was: temporarily banning muslims from certain countries known to harbor terrorists. Not sure why you saw "law". Only congress can make laws; not the president. Besides, the 1 st amendment is in his way. There is some precident for banning immigrants from certain countries. Chinese immigration was banned for a time, over 100 years ago.