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| Protests at Los Angeles International Airport ocregister.com |
Well now, a week into the President Donald J. Trump administration and chaos reigns. On Friday, January 27, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim countries for 120 days and permanently banned Syrian refugees. Absolute pandemonium spread throughout American airports, including Blogger's hometown Los Angeles International Airport. The ban ensnared travelers with green cards (legal resident alien cards), who were detained for hours at airports, without access to legal representation. Meanwhile, protests blossomed, seemingly out of nowhere.
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| "Let Them In" dailynews.com |
As of today, POTUS has back pedaled the order to exclude green card holders but that was after a number of card holders, some of whom are eligible for citizenship, were detained by Customs and Border Patrol. This is disgraceful, to say the very least. This unvetted document plays on the fear of terrorists and terrorism that permeates throughout the country. Fear is an emotion and emotions are not facts. Fear is what propels people to act in a irrational manner. The truth of the matter is a person is more likely to die in an accident than a terrorist attack. This ban was an ill-conceived order that plays on that fear. On the social media pages, some of the supporters of the ban admitted they felt safer. Blogger asks, do you really feel safer? Does the detention of a five-year old or a grandmother make you feel protected? How do we call ourselves an inclusive nation when slam the doors on the faces of men, women, and children fleeing non-stop conflict? This issue continues to unfold and Blogger will stay on top of the matter. This ban is not just a blot on the United States, it is a permanent stain on the American conscience. Blogger urges all the fans, followers, and friends to support the immigrants and spread the word.
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