Rep Barrett is trying to pass the STEP (Stop Terrorists Entry Program) Act tomorrow, first introduced in 2003. If passed, this bill would deport all Iranians (and Cubans by the way) on student and work visas.
Rep. Barrett, I think you need a geography lesson. Iran is the country where the people are giving their lives for democracy. It is where refugees are fleeing an oppressive government. In your terminology, Iran is the country where the people are trying to STOP their terrorist president by giving up their own lives.
Please, show me one example of Iranian-American terrorism in the U.S. I can feel your concern about terrorism in the US, especially with the recent Fort Hood shooting, the airline incident this winter. Not that I would agree, but I could even understand this bill a little if there was even one Iranian or Iranian-American implicated in any of the terrorist actions since 9-11. But there is not! For crying outloud, get your countries straight! Why are Iran and Cuba on your list? By what logic does every Iranian and Cuban in the US on a work visa have to be deported?
So why, in this time of extreme repression in Iran, are you trying to deport Iranians? May not be much difference to you, but Iran is not Saudi Arabia is not Egypt is not Yemen is not Nigeria. And if you don’t start backing people fighting for democracy and freedom in the middle east, then how will change happen! Come on America, you are supposed to be on the side of freedom and justice.
via National Iranian American Council – NIAC – Home.
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