Published on Jan 31, 2017
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- More than 100 employees of the State Department have signed on to
drafts of a dissent memo that condemns Trump’s executive order. One
draft of the memo reads, "This ban stands in opposition to the core
American and constitutional values that we, as federal employees, took
an oath to uphold. … We have a special obligation to maintain an
immigration system that is as free as possible from discrimination, that
does not have an implied or actual religious tests, and that views
individuals as individuals, not as part of stereotyped groups." As news
of the dissent memo broke Monday, White House Press Secretary Sean
Spicer threatened State Department officials, saying they should quit
their jobs if they have a problem with Trump’s "program." We speak to
Elizabeth Holtzman and Jill Wine-Banks.
