The brutal reality of Donald Trump's hardline stance on immigration came into force last night when he ordered a four-month ban on all refugees entering the US.
The President also singled out refugees from Syria as barred from entering the country indefinitely, or until he himself decides they are allowed in.
No visas will be issued to immigrants from seven mainly-Muslim nations including Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen for 90 days.
"I'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. Don't want them here," Trump said earlier on Friday at the Pentagon.
"We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country and love deeply our people," he said.
US President Donald Trump signs the executive order banning all refugees.Trump claimed the move would keep America safer, despite evidence which shows none of the countries on the list have been the source of terror attacks on US soil since 9/11.
Having given no notice of the ban, it caused chaos for thousands of Arab-American families who already had family members en route to visit.
There were reports of Syrian families who have spent up to two years being vetted for a visa left stranded at the airport having sold all their possessions.
That Trump chose Holocaust Memorial Day to make the announcement was all the more upsetting for many Americans.
"Tears are running down the cheeks of the Statue of Liberty tonight as a grand tradition of America, welcoming immigrants, that has existed since America was founded has been stomped upon," Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer.
Some 54,000 people have fled war-torn Syria in the past six years
Republican senator Seth Moulton, an Iraq War veteran, said: "President Trump is leading our country out of fear instead of facts.
"His executive orders banning refugees and immigrants from some Muslim majority countries to the United States plays right into the hands of our enemies.
"ISIS has already used his statements to help recruit new suicide bombers, and you can bet Trump’s policies will help inspire attacks against Americans both at home and abroad.
"His policies literally put our troops’ live at risk - I’ve heard this loud and clear when I have visited them overseas."
Trump was speaking after meeting Prime Minister Theresa May earlier in the day."They also prove he has zero understanding of our country’s values and no intention of defending out constitution.
"We are a nation of immigrants, and America is stronger when we welcome the refugees of our enemies.
"These policies do no not put America first.
"I am ashamed he is our president."
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, said in a statement: "I am heartbroken that today President Trump is closing the door on children, mothers and father fleeing violence and war."
Civil rights groups will challenge Trump's move and called it discriminatory."I am heartbroken that America is turning its back on a proud history of welcoming refugees and immigrants - the people who helped build your country, ready to work in exchange for a fair chance at a new life.
"I am heartbroken that Syrian refugee children, who have suffered through six years of war by no fault of their own, are singled out for discrimination."
Civil rights groups have condemned the order as harmful and discriminatory.
"Extreme vetting is just a euphemism for discriminating against Muslims," American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony Romero said in a statement.
Christians fleeing the carnage in Syria will be given immigration priority, Trump said.
That's a very manipulative and divisive president, America reap what u sow
ReplyDeleteA BRITISH REPORTER’S EPIC RANT ABOUT TRUMP’S BIZARRE INAUGURATION
ReplyDelete“DONALD TRUMP’S Inaugural speech was arguably the worst political speech ever, who could he inspire by that speech? It was anodyne, a post apocalyptic dystopian nightmare.
American carnage, what the f—k does that mean? The game is up, he’s a fake, he said he’s handing back democracy to the people and that’s what people voted for. He said he is going to drain the swamp, he’s antiestablishment, so why is he appointing a motorcade of super rich Goldman Sacch’s and oil rich individuals to the white house to run the country? He’s appointing far right apologists, climate change deniers, an education centric who is so inept, he sounds like he’ll have trouble spelling education. He’s hiring people who have close links to murderous and authoritarian enemies of America. He’s got his unexplainable bona perfuted, he’s fu—ed up. DRAIN THE SWAMP – The entire premise of his campaign was a lie, as was that speech. Why aren’t Trumps voters up in arms about this?
He’s demonstrably a hypocrite, he calls his illiterate and nonsense commusing on twitter, transparency but he won’t show his TAX RETURN, it’s slight of hand, it is fakery.
If you voted for him, you want your president to be accountable for his actions and possible mistakes, that is supposed to be his job, when you do it to Trump, he accuses you of fake news, dishonest media, he’s dangerous for everyone.
He is the fu—ing liar, bizarre behavior, he can’t take any criticism, he’s ego manicon which means he’s unable to separate the needs of the country from his own, he’s easily provoked and that doesn’t make him a strong leader, it makes him weak, easily played, unable to handle inconvenient truth. Look at him, f—king prick.
He is a bratish sub-literate bragat. He is an ill informed, privileged, self righteous, entitled mommy’s boy. He’s hyper-sexed human slob who mistakes brash for charisma, who thinks popularity matters more than integrity but diplomacy has no place in politics. He is a bloated, incandescent, lobotomized, sexual predator A paranoid and supremely unqualified demagogue, a massive seventy year old cheese puff whotsit with tiny wondering hands.
He is arrogant, ill informed, over sized humpa-lumpa, a winging brainless, misogynistic, know nothing, sponge bubbalo, a fu—ed head megalomaniac with his soul full of fetish sh-t.