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> although it is mildly irritating that only half the country is able to find one at any one time. Was the "other half" outraged about the Obama administration
by tomjakubowski 10y ago
> although it is mildly irritating that only half the country is able to find one at any one time.
Was the "other half" outraged about the Obama administration's freezing out of Iraqi refugees at the time? I don't remember that at all. And when I Google[1] for "obama iraq refugees" and limit the scope to the year 2011, about the only criticism of this policy that I can find was from liberals and the left.
Besides which, Trump's order — which prevents even permanent residents from entering the United States — is far wider in scope than the Obama State Department's policy in 2011. It's totally expected that the reaction is bigger this time around.
[1]: https://goo.gl/tC8cgr https://goo.gl/tC8cgr