Olbermann’s “Worst Person in the World”
News traveled fast about Rep. Gresham Barrett’s plan to label every Iranian a terrorist and bar them from the US, even making it onto last night’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Fh4yaugNo] While we would never go so far as to label Rep. Barrett the “worst person in the world,” we think it’s safe to assume […]
Breaking News: Language to Deport Iranians Dropped from STEP Act
Major Victory for Iranian-American Community Washington DC – Congressman Gresham Barrett’s (R-SC) office has confirmed to NIAC that he will drop language aimed at deporting non-immigrant Iranians from the U.S. when he reintroduces the Stop Terrorists Entry Program (STEP) Act today. This is a major victory for the Iranian-American community. When the STEP Act was […]
Say No to Iranian Deportation Bill – Deadline Tomorrow
As you know, Congressman Gresham Barrett (R-SC) announced last week that he plans to introduce shameful legislation (the STEP Act) instituting the mass deportation of Iranians and blocking Iranians from visiting the US. This bill would tear apart families and force all Iranians who have visas for work or school to be expelled from the […]
Khodahafez America?
This week Congressman Greshman Barrett announced that he would like to reintroduce the Stop Terrorists Entry Program (STEP) Act, originally introduced in 2003. STEP is an attempt to “step up” national security policies by amending our nation’s current immigration policies. Basically, the STEP ACT would prohibit the admission of aliens from countries deemed to be […]
Congressman Introducing Legislation to Bar & Deport Iranians from U.S.
Congressman Gresham Barrett (R-SC) has announced his intention to reintroduce legislation that would prohibit “the admission of aliens from countries designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism as well as Yemen to the United States.” The Stop Terrorist Entry Program (STEP) Act, first introduced in 2003, also would have required all persons from these countries on […]