Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup, Tennessee style
by digby
I would bet money that Trump will be endorsing this within days:
A top Tennessee Republican lawmaker believes the time has come for the National Guard to round up any Syrian refugees who have recently settled in the state and to stop any additional Syrian refugees from entering Tennessee.
“We need to activate the Tennessee National Guard and stop them from coming in to the state by whatever means we can,” said House GOP Caucus Chairman Glen Casada, R-Franklin, referencing refugees.
“I’m not worried about what a bureaucrat in D.C. or an unelected judge thinks. … We need to gather (Syrian refugees) up and politely take them back to the ICE center and say, ‘They’re not coming to Tennessee, they’re yours.’ “
If you don’t know what the Vel’ D’Hiv Roundup was, click here. I picked the French example for obvious reasons. But as everyone knows, the policy was Europe wide.
Update: Will the mayor of Roanoke be the last to suggest internment or just the first?
