The blanket ban of Muslims Trump proposed last fall has evolved over time. Here’s the latest rendition:
BUZZFEED – “We should temporarily suspend immigration from countries that have been compromised by terrorism, which I think is altogether fitting and appropriate,” Pence said. “When you look at the Syrian refugee program — we had another incident in Belgium over the weekend — the simple fact is that both our homeland security and FBI have said there are countries like Syria where people are coming in through routine means, the refugees program and otherwise, and we can simply not know who they are for sure. So suspending that program from those countries, I think, is in the best interest of the security of our people.”
Pence was asked if this meant the program would include Jewish and Christian citizens of those countries, and he reiterated again the policy was based on countries where terrorism existed.
“I think what you heard in the convention speech, what we talked about out on the stump is that we would temporarily suspend from countries or from territories if you will — the caliphate obviously of ISIS expands beyond one country — but to say that individuals that come from regions or countries that have been compromised by terrorism, that we would expand that immigration. I think that’s appropriate until we develop a new vetting system.”
This is similar to what Trump said in June, be still a further evolution:
“I will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there is a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe, or our allies…”
Back then it was countries that had a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe, or our allies.
Now it appears to be any country that is compromised by terrorism, which could include European countries like France, and it will be all refugees, including Christians and Jews.