A hundred years ago, Muslims were furious over an immigration bill whose origins lay with advocacy by a headstrong and loudmouthed Republican in the White House. The anti-Muslim immigration bill offended the Ottoman Empire, the rotting Caliphate of Islam soon to be defeated at the hands of America and the West, by banning the entry of “all polygamists, or persons who condone the practice of polygamy.”
Frontpage Mag (h/t Damien) This, as was pointed out at the time, would prohibit the entry of the “entire Mohammedan world” into the United States. And indeed it would.
The battle had begun earlier when President Theodore Roosevelt had declared in his State of the Union address back in 1906 that Congress needed to have the power to “deal radically and efficiently with polygamy.” The Immigration Act of 1907, signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt, had banned “polygamists, or persons who admit their belief in the practice of polygamy.”
It was the last part that was most significant because it made clear what had only been implied. The Immigration Act of 1891 had merely banned polygamists. The newest law banned anyone who believed in the practice of polygamy. That group included every faithful believing Muslim.
The Ottoman Empire’s representatives argued that their immigrants believed in the practice of polygamy, but wouldn’t actually take more than one wife. This argument echoes the current contention that Muslim immigrants may believe in a Jihad against non-Muslims without actually engaging in terrorism. That type of argument proved far less convincing to Americans then, than it does today.
These amazing facts, uncovered by @rushetteny reveal part of the long controversial history of battles over Islamic migration into America.
Muslim immigration was still slight at the time and bans on polygamy had not been created to deliberately target them, but the Muslim practice of an act repulsive to most Americans even back then pitted their cries of discrimination and victimhood against the values of the nation. The Immigration Act of 1907 had been meant to select only those immigrants who would make good Americans. And Muslims would not.
In his 1905 State of the Union address, President Theodore Roosevelt had spoken of the need “to keep out all immigrants who will not make good American citizens.”
Unlike modern presidents, Roosevelt did not view Islam as a force for good. Instead he had described Muslims as “enemies of civilization”, writing that, “The civilization of Europe, America and Australia exists today at all only because of the victories of civilized man over the enemies of civilization”, praising Charles Martel and John Sobieski for throwing back the “Moslem conquerors” whose depredations had caused Christianity to have “practically vanished from the two continents.”
While today even mentioning “Radical Islam” occasions hysterical protests from the media, Theodore Roosevelt spoke and wrote casually of “the murderous outbreak of Moslem brutality,” describing the “mass of practically unchained bigoted Moslems bent on driving out the foreigner, plundering and slaying the local Christians.”
American concerns about the intersection of Muslim immigration and polygamy had predated Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson. The issue dated back even to the previous century. An 1897 edition of the Los Angeles Herald had wondered if Muslim polygamy existed in Los Angeles. “Certainly There is No Lack of Mohammedans Whose Religion Gives the Institution Its Full Sanction,” the paper had observed.
It noted that, “immigration officials are seriously considering whether believers in polygamy are legally admissible” and cited the cases of a number of Muslims where this very same issue had come up. A New York Times story from 1897 records that, “the first-polygamists excluded under the existing immigration laws were six Mohammedans arrived on the steamship California.”
None of the laws in question permanently settled the issue. The rise of Islamist infiltration brought with it a cleverer Taquiya. The charade that Muslims could believe one thing and do another was dishonest on the one hand and condescending on the other.
It was a willful deception in which Muslims pretended that they were not serious about their religion and Americans believed them because the beliefs at stake appeared so absurd and uncivilized that they thought that no one could truly believe them.
Even a hundred years ago, Islam was proving to be fundamentally in conflict with American values. Then, as now, there were two options. The first was to pretend that there was no conflict. The second was to avert it with a ban.
A century ago and more, the nation had leaders who were not willing to dwell in the twilight of illusions, but who grappled with problems when they saw them. They saw civilization as fragile and vulnerable. They understood that the failure to address a conflict would mean a loss to the “enemies of civilization”.
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I have seen a prominent cleric-last name is Choudary on Hannity admit HE and his family were supported solely by welfare..he also was bragging about a vacation he took to Mecca, when questioned about how he paid for that “very expensive” trip he got very angry.. sadly the reality is that welfare in any other country is better then their countries which is why (in my opinion) they all come here and some countries in Europe (Germany & England for example)..there is absolutely NO INSENTIVE to assimilate to our country or get off welfare (hope Trump changes that) I was born in Michigan and when I say some reports about the ?Muslim? Population there, how they act, what they receive and HOW LITTLE they do to become part of America-MADE ME SICK..
This may seem too simple-if you come here you all should work to support yourself and your family to stay here or GO ?HOME?
Teddy Roosevelt-one of my heroes. He put this country first and foremost. One of the strongest individuals that was ever in power in the US. Told when he was younger he would be an invalid for life, he rode and fought like the devil with his “Rough Riders”. He gave a 90 minute campaign speech with a bullet in his chest, having been shot by a mentally ill man. Only after Roosevelt finished the speech was he rushed to a hospital.
Seems like some of his spirit has entered Trump. Let’s hope President Trump will keep on plugging along addressing the awful immigration/muzzslime problems that face us today. Been a long time coming.
You’ve been TaliBANNED ?
Those muslim pics makes me feel ill. Theyre like cockroaches, breeding and infesting
Teddy Roosevelt perceived the serious threat posed by muslims back then and that was long before modern modes of mass transportation allowed them to travel so easily from country to country and across oceans within hours. It was also before feminism, secularism, mass communication technology, and leftist relativist propaganda (Frankfurt school) – all propped up by each other – had broken down the culture, religion, morals, values and confidence of western nations, brainwashing the societies infected into rolling out the welcome mat for these pernicious invaders. It was also before birth control and the celebration of perpetual adolescence (bolstered by unnecessarily protracted and increasingly useless ‘education’) had delayed child-bearing into the mid-late thirties for western women. Muslims and non-muslims were generally on par in terms of family size and age of childbirth in the early 1900’s. Now by the time a western woman is having her first (if at all) baby, many muslim women have already spawned 11 offspring (i.e. butt-ugly Muslim family by the vintage TV) and are often grandmothers as well. Taking muslims into any western nation is never a good idea, but it is certain demographic suicide for the native population when there are such reproductive disparities.Teddy must be spinning in his grave. (Geert Wilders is a great admirer of Teddy Roosevelt and mentioned him in his book “Marked for Death”).
Surely we can quote Teddy R , Churchill and other heros who told the truth about islam and not be afraid of being charged with a hate crime. An easy mus slum ban would be no multiple marriages as a reason to deny immigrants into America. Poligamy is still against the law. President Teddy got it right 100 years ago and President Trump is right today.
CRUEL WARLORD Mohhamad: I HAVE BEEN MADE VICTORIOUS WITH TERROR
It’s an ACT OF TREASON to allow Muslims into our nations based on the fact that the BLOODTHIRSTY Quran commands Muslims to perpetrate satanic atrocities and mass savage slaughters of non-Muslim innocents and seize non-Muslim women and girls for Sex Slaves and Conquer and Enslave all non-Muslims under Barbaric Sharia.
END the TREASON
Clearly, no one in any of these photos has ever missed a meal.
The British Empire defeated the Ottoman Empire.
Sadly, not really, it took GB France and Russia to cause a contraction in their expansion. This caused political devision in Turkey (Mohamedians beleive that a true caliph has Allah on side, and can’t loose a jihad, a caliph who doesn’t win by jihad does not have Allah covering the upturned butt.
Muslims in politics will use any tool device or opertunity to create devision, if successful “it was the will of Allah”. So when the 3 allies made things difficult for turkey, Ottoman Empire imploded under its own version of loyalty
If they had the freedom of not having Islam, their empire would have recovered, and ww1 and 2 may well have been against turkey, and not Germany…
I did not know that, but it is definitely nice too know.
As I understand it president Roosevelt caught it before it becomes a huge problem like now. My prayers go to president Trump who inherited a HUGE Islamic problem, because the ugly mass is already here. Thanks to the Devil Obama.
I would like very much to see that the American people start, at least, to use some respect to our president, if they insist in NOT using their brain.
Trump has Teddy’s scowl. Did you know that in 1904 election the Republican ticket was comprised of Teddy from New York and Charles W. Fairbanks from Indiana. Fairbanks was a senator (though) not governor. The Electoral College count for the Republican ticket was 336 … Trump’s count was 306. Democrat count was 104 carrying all the states of Jim Crow South.
KW, thanks, didn’t know that.
The more time goes on, the more people get detached from reality. The more leftists scream, the more weak minded people join them.
These wives can claim to be single, or girlfriends and still get benefits. We should just not IMPORT them along with their uneducated, skill less husbands. Also a cap on benefits for children. Maybe only up to 3-4.
They are nothing but slop pig breeding farms. (My apology to pigs).
Every real American should keep pigs as pets.
If you do, you probably won’t be able to keep dogs.
Pigs are far more dangerous and intelligent than dogs, but pigs body language for fun is the same as dog language for aggression = dead dogs
Side note, Israel defense started training pigs for settlement/new build defense back in 2003, better sense of smell, intelligence and ability to absorb damage from blunt trauma meant if any armed Muslims came near, they were pegged quick
I believe the 8th photo is of Keysar Trad, president of the Australian federation of islamic councils. (Family sitting by the back door.)
He used to be the interpreter and spokesman for Sheik Hilaly, who said women are like uncovered meat and it’s their fault if raped. Trad said the Sheik’s comment was taken out of context. Yeah, right!
Also Trad, recently said he would like to take a second wife and said his wife (mother of his nine children) is ok with it. She did not look happy at all. He said unfortunately it’s against Australian law so he can’t. I bet he has someone on the side.
Shaz, I remember that pig Sheik
Yes Shazza TRAD was also the head of the Lebanese Muslims Association of Australia a group of people who are like Somalis..Bottom of the Barrell.The Media love to run to this Muslim Scumbag when they want an assuring one liner on how peaceful and nice your average Muslim is with only the occasional bad apple giving the a bad name and not forgetting how Muslims are victims..blah..blah..Lebanese Muslims came to Australia in the 1970s and were labelled THE SCUM OF THE MIDDLE-EAST..but ex-PMS like WHITLAM and FRASER took them..these scum now do Jihad/Run Drugs/Car Rebirthing/Violence as they fill our gaols.If Trad got himself another wife or two Centrelink (Welfare) will grant them Multiple Partner Payments….we are paying for our own destruction.
Yes, there is probably a goat, sheep, or even a pig ? Involved in a tryst or ménage a troi with Sheik piggy that is seeking some sort of psychiatric counselling at this moment. ????????????
I love history, but these are facts I did not know. Thank you for this history lesson.
Sandi, didn’t know it myself, until now.
Our piss weak Prime Minister Turnball in Australia doesn’t like to talk about rampant Muslim Vermin rorting of Centrelink Benefits (Welfare) and other things like MULTIPLE PARTNER Payments…yes they are giving Muslim Scum your Tax Dollars to have multiple wives..can you believe it..This is while Turnball cracks down on Pensioners who have worked all their lives and paid their taxes;Cracksdown on Self Funded Retirees;Lots of crack downs on honest Aussies but rivers of Tax Dollars for Muslims and Third Worlders including pensions,housing,health care,training..no problem we have loads of money for these parasites while many true needy people live below the poverty line.Turnball loves to tell us that Isla is the Religion of Peace…anyone who parrots this lie is a scumbag and your enemy….Simple.
This goes back even further: Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates.
FTS, yet somehow, all we seem to hear about today is how Jefferson had a copy of the quran in his book collection, as if he was thought it was a great book, instead of a manual about Islamic terrorism.
I have a copy of this filthy book the Koran. I use it for discussion with Muslims and Muslim supporters and ignorant of this evil violent hateful system.
Many ‘a’ teddy bear has lost its head,
But this one had his firmly screwed on.
This is like a REPLAY OF 1907 Immigration Act, & we need to be just like the “Good Americans” of that era, who protected America from the horror of a Muslim Invasion.
Unlike 1907, America has been weakened by 8 yrs of Pro-Muslim Propaganda, we will have to get “Tough” or fall into the Muslim Pit!
I pray that President Trump will do the same thing that Teddy Roosevelt did, STOP THE MUSLIM SCURGE & DO IT NOW, NO TIME LEFT FOR DIPLOMATIC NICETIES. Muslims are not just at our borders, they are inside the gates & have moved into the US Government.
nasty perverts is what they are. polygamy by pigs. that is just nasty! gross!