Sunday, February 5, 2017

Banning Humans

The world is reeling with news of Donald Trump's 'Muslim Ban'. I, a member of aforementioned world, am also having a hard time comprehending this executive order. It's already affecting immigrants and refugees, and even people that are already in America. Protests are ongoing, and lawyers and judges are working hard to look into this matter. In summary, this ban blocks people from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia from coming into the U.S. The people- of all countries- are calling it racist and cowardly. But however you look at it, it's importantly life-changing. There are people who are simply returning to America, but because of their ethnicity, aren't being let back in. It's interesting that it's called a Muslim Ban, though, because despite the fact that countries such as Iraq and Iran have this (temporary) ban, countries such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia are not included (though they have more Muslims). Also, Donald Trump's justification is that this is for the sake of preventing terrorists. Yet, the countries in the ban didn't have to do with the terrorist attack of 9/11, and those who have business dealing with U.S. and are connected to 9/11 are not in the ban. Strange.. almost as if he's being racist and Islamophobic. But he says his "first priority will always be to protect and serve our country, but as President I will find ways to help all those who are suffering.", so it must be true, right? I mean, when do politicians ever speak falsely? 
There's so much everyone can do to help these refugees and immigrants. 'It needs to change', populations are screaming. Don't you think it should be lifted? Using law and protests, people are taking it into their own hands to change this. Judge Ann M. Donnelly of Federal District Court in Brooklyn blocked a part of this ban, and lawyers went to airports to help immigrants who were there in hanging on to their green cards and Visas. Anyone can help, quite frankly, either by posting about it on a blog like this, attending a protest, or spreading information about this matter. Don't take my word for it: research about this, read multiple sources, and come to a conclusion: is leaving refugees and immigrants in a political limbo, people who want to have a better life and have already done much paperwork and struggle to try to get here, really the right thing to do here?

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