Donald M. Payne: “The tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free are still welcome in America, no thanks to President…”

“The tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free are still welcome in America, no thanks to President Trump. Today, for the second time, President Trump lost a ruling on his Muslim ban in the Federal courts of appeal. The purpose of the President's ban is clear. The then Presidential candidate Trump explicitly called for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States. Just last week, President Trump criticized his revised ban as politically correct and called for a much tougher version. The President's executive order is a Muslim ban, plain and simple. Any argument to the contrary is undercut by the President's own tweets. President Trump, by his own words and by his own actions, is abdicating America's moral leadership. The greatness of America is not built on isolation and discrimination. It is built on the rule of law and the ideals of equality and inclusion and on the rich history of immigration. ____________________”