Trump Muslim Ban

This past week the president of the United States Donald Trump issued an executive order that led to visa and green card owning immigrants being denied entry to flights back into the country or being sent back to the war torn countries that they're from. This leads to numerous protests and complaints from citizens all across the country. Not only the U.S. people were surprised by this sudden order but even

In this executive order, seven Muslim-majority countries were put on a no fly list for 90 days and it also suspended all refugee admission for 120 days. The countries included in the ban are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen. The ban does not apply to the nationalities of those who were responsible for the 9/11 attacks, such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. There has been speculation that this was because the Trump Organization has business dealings in those countries. In financial disclosure forms during Trumps presidential campaign, he listed two companies with dealings in Egypt and eight with business in Saudi Arabia. And in the UAE, the Trump Organization is partnering with a local billionaire to develop two golf courses in Dubai.

As a result of those allegations White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Trump's business ties had no influence over the countries selected for the travel ban. He goes on to say that the countries chosen were the ones that had already been identified as a concern by congress and the Obama Administration. He added, "That does not mean that other countries wouldn't be added later to a subsequent executive order."

Barack Obamas spokesperson Kevin Lewis has released a statement about the situation saying, “Citizens exercising their Constitutional right to assemble, organize and have their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at stake.”

In the executive order it states, "In order to protect Americans, the United States must ensure that those admitted to this country do not bear hostile attitudes toward it and its founding principles. The United States cannot, and should not, admit those who do not support the Constitution, or those who would place violent ideologies over American law. In addition, the United States should not admit those who engage in acts of bigotry or hatred (including "honor" killings, other forms of violence against women, or the persecution of those who practice religions different from their own) or those who would oppress Americans of any race, gender, or sexual orientation." Although this can apply to some of the country's that are placed on the list, it brings back the point that none of the country's on the list have been responsible for any recent attacks in the U.S.