The (growing) list of Republicans in Congress who have criticized Trumps immigration order
Most Republicans in Congress have been either quiet or generally supportive of Donald Trump’s controversial new executive order barring US entry for natives of seven Muslim-majority countries. That includes House Speaker Paul Ryan, who denounced the idea of a Muslim ban during the campaign only to turn around and back this decision.
But there are some exceptions. Below are 15 Republicans who have criticized Trump’s immigration order since Friday. Note that most of them support the idea of sharper travel restrictions from certain countries — they’ve just attacked Trump’s order as overly broad and poorly executed (noting, for instance, that it would apply to green-card holders and was causing chaos at airports all day Saturday).
Some of the critics, like Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) are merely calling on Trump to review and revise parts of the order, whereas Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham were much more pointed, saying “we fear this executive order may do more to help terrorist recruitment than improve our security.”
1) Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)
Dent, whose district has one of the largest Syrian refugee populations in the country, called on Trump to halt the immigration order on Saturday afternoon, telling the New York Times: “I urge the administration to halt enforcement of this order until a more thoughtful and deliberate policy can be instated.”
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http://www.vox.com/2017/1/28/14427198/republican-critics-trump-refugee-order
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