During WWII, U.S. Saw Italian-Americans as a Threat to Homeland Security
I&#x27;m starting to think that Trump made this move partly to get his left-wing opponents to lose credibility with people in the center by doing something with (if you&#x27;re generous or disinterested) plausible justification.<p>That is, it&#x27;s clear to me that people calling this &quot;racist&quot; might even be correct, but it may not matter if it seems like they&#x27;re calling middle America racist. That looks a lot like being understanding towards Iraqis (&quot;I know you&#x27;re not all terrorists&quot;) while being bigoted towards Americans (&quot;You&#x27;re clearly all racist!&quot;). Anyway, once that meme (doesn&#x27;t really like Americans) is implanted, then Trump takes a hit today but get some &quot;marketing&quot; wins in the long run when it comes to other issues coming up (Supreme Court appointments, ACA changes, etc.)