Anti-Muslim exclusion continued consistently across Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations

Evidence

However, the Trump administration should not be viewed as a marked departure or outlier, but rather as a more transparent and brazen step in a progression that has been, in great part, enabled by the stated war-on-terror aims and programs of the previous two administrations. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 129 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

The anti-Shari‘a movement that reached its climax in 2011 illustrates that Islamophobia was just as pervasive during the Obama administration as it was during the George W. Bush era. And while the charismatic and fresh-faced politician came into office promising an end to the war on terror, what came to pass was entirely different. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 311 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Racializing Muslims is not a partisan practice but rather one that is motivated by political gain. It is a shared act that occurs in what appear to be liberal cities like Chicago as well as more conservative cities like Dallas and Fort Worth. The Muslim Americans I interviewed had similar encounters in both cities. Many of the experiences I documented happened under the Obama administration—a Democratic one. Policies on national security that target Muslims have not been radically different under a Democratic president compare to a Republican one. Obama did not eliminate the USA PATRIOT Act or stop the hypersurveillance of Muslims; in fact, the surveillance of Muslims thrived under the Obama administration. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 458 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Trump’s Muslim ban built on parallel Clinton, Bush, and Obama refugee restriction policies. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 629; Trump continued rather than ended the war on terror in three countries; Trump’s Muslim ban extended bipartisan precedents set by Clinton, Bush, and Obama (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Trump’s anti-Muslim measures continue rather than depart from prior policy #corroborates (0.95) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 129
• Islamophobia persisted equally under Obama and Bush administrations. #corroborates (0.93) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 311
• Anti-Muslim racialization is bipartisan, thriving under both Democratic and Republican presidents #corroborates (0.92) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 458