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Trump administration just announced new immigration restrictions, just about 3 years after the #MuslimBan. It applies to: Myanmar, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, Eritrea, Sudan. Lots to unpack here, so keep reading.
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Faiza Patel
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4 out of 6 of these countries are in Africa. Trump has never wanted immigration from Africa, remember this remark about "shithole countries"? 4 of them are also majority Muslim, so there's def a pattern here.
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Faiza Patel
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The bulk of the restrictions apply to immigrant visas -- ppl from Nigeria, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan & Eritrea who would mostly be coming to unite w family in the U.S. can't do that anymore. As we've said before, these bans operate as #familyseparation policies. thehill.com/opinion/immigr…
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Faiza Patel
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If you're from Sudan & Tanzania you can't enter the diversity visa lottery. Trump has long been a critic, saying that countries send their worst ppl ... it's a lottery, not chosen by countries, but whatever ...
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Faiza Patel
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Justifications given similar to #MuslimBan. Countries don't issue electronic passport, report lost/stolen docs to Interpol, don't share info on suspected criminals & terrorists. But these are clearly selectively applied, as data show. cato.org/blog/travel-ba…
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Faiza Patel
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-> 86 countries don't issue e-passports (as of 2017)
-> 150 or so, including China & India, rarely report lost/stolen passports to Interpol.
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Faiza Patel
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National security officials have publicly said that bans are counterproductive & harm national security cooperation. But, they do keep brown & black ppl from becoming Americans. And that seems to be the point.
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Faiza Patel
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31. sij |
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Congress has the authority to set immigration policy, but Trump is changing it at will. There is no logical stopping point unless Congress passes the #NoBanAct.
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Jeffrey Chin
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<pulls out one of Mike Pompeo's blank maps and hands it to the #ImpeachedPresident>
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Aviva Gabriel
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Guten tag, you can read it here: Thread by @FaizaPatelBCJ: Trump administration just announced new immigration restrictions, just about 3 years after… threadreaderapp.com/thread/1223352…. See you soon. 🤖
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