Many What-Ifs in Donald Trump’s Plan for Migrants
Many What-Ifs in Donald Trumps Plan for Migrants
By JULIA PRESTON at the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/us/politics/donald-trump-immigration.html?_r=1
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The presumptive Republican nominee did not name which countries would be covered by his ban, but they could include vast sections of the Middle East, northern and sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Islamic terrorists have operated in at least 17 nations in recent years, and citizens of those countries received more than 1.4 million visas to come to the United States in 2014, including green cards for immigrants settling here permanently and temporary visas for workers, students and visitors.
By Mr. Trumps definition, a ban could include countries like Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, souring relations with governments that are working closely with the United States to combat the jihadist terrorists he aims to defeat.
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Immigration analysts said a far-reaching ban, even if temporary, could prompt a wave of retaliation against American citizens traveling and living abroad, which could separate families and disrupt American businesses, trade and intelligence gathering.
Together with his plans for a wall along the border with Mexico and a pause in legal immigration by foreign workers, Mr. Trumps antiterrorism suspension would alter the welcoming message the United States has long sought to project to the world, symbolized by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. That, Mr. Trump and many of his supporters believe, may be a change long overdue.
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