Clearwater, FL asked in Immigration Law for Florida

Q: if donald trump became president will he be able to suspend immigration from the middle east as he said in his speech ?!

I'm a 2017 DV-lottery winner from Egypt and my interview will be in june 2017 , i'm really worried About donald trump speech of banning immigration from the middle east , although i'm a christian but he said he'll ban all immigration from specific areas of the world ( regardless to religion ) .... Can he take this decision in the first year of presidency or this decision should have the approval of the congress so it will take a couple of years to come out ?!

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Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
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  • Freeeport, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: I think he was speaking in general terms. If he can do this by executive order, he will, otherwise presumably he will ask that what is needed to accomplish this be done as soon as possible.

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