Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWH: We did "remarkably professional/seamless job" implementing new visas policy-"Few Ramifications"
Link to tweet
President Trumps executive order barring refugees from entering the United States and halting entry from seven predominantly Muslim countries Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen set off a cascade of reaction around the world.
Social media shook with emotion. Headlines were rewritten around the world. Legal scholars debated the orders scope. But its most immediate effect could be quantified on a human scale: refugees and other immigrants from the seven countries, some on their way to the United States on Friday when Mr. Trump signed the order, who were no longer able to enter the United States.
Here are some of their stories.
Hameed Khalid Darweesh, Iraq
Mr. Darweesh, a husband and father of three who worked for the United States military in Iraq for about a decade, was detained after arriving at Kennedy Airport on Friday night. He was granted a special immigrant visa on Jan. 20. When he filed for it, he said he had been directly targeted because of his work for the U.S. as an interpreter, engineer and contractor....
other stories at:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/us-immigration-ban.html?src=twr&mtrref=disq.us&gwh=DC8A62212CCE853923F38F3ED0665AAE&gwt=pay
Chaos Breaks Out in the Wake of Trump's "Muslim Ban
Live updates.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/trump-executive-order-immigration-refugee-muslim-ban-protest
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-executive-order-could-block-legal-residents-from-returning-to-america
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-visa-ban-also-applies-to-citizens-with-dual-nationality-state-department-says-1485628654
Link to tweet
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
8 replies, 1848 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (3)
ReplyReply to this post
8 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
WH: We did "remarkably professional/seamless job" implementing new visas policy-"Few Ramifications" (Original Post)
kpete
Jan 2017
OP
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)1. Nice alternative fact.
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)2. War is peace
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)5. Ignorance is strength
highplainsdem
(48,993 posts)3. Very Orwellian of them.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)4. The flash mob forming at JFK may disagree with that assessment
4pm EST:
Takket
(21,573 posts)7. i hope they shut the whole airport down. once this disrupts the lives of the white privledged
they won't find Trump or his policies so amusing anymore.
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)6. 'Sez' who?
underpants
(182,823 posts)8. It has been seamless. Working just as planned.