Comment: I am not so sure I would agree that it is a hate crime.  

It plays to some of the people who voted for Mr. Trump, so it is one of those gestures to appease them.  It undermines the strict and rigid refugee approval process that the U.S. (and Canada) has in place and rejects people already approved.  In that sense, it is really meaningless because courts can and will overturn this.

It is spiteful, boastful theatre and Mr. Trump is the Clown-in-Chief.