No less than one week after new President of the U.S.A., Donald Trump, was inaugurated, he is moving ahead to implement mechanisms to close borders to those from Muslim-majority countries. This was part of his campaign platform even though; 1) the U.S.A. already has some of the toughest immigration clearance processes in the world, 2) the majority of the presumed 'terrorists' the ban is intended to block are home-grown, and 3) sweeping generalizations about entire segments of the world perpetuate stereotypes and reinforce the resentment among these populations toward the U.S.A.
Little comment has been offered about how Donald Trump's actions divide and vilify various groups within and outside U.S.A. borders. Limiting or banning visitors and immigrants from Muslim-majority countries also spawns suspicion and fear of Muslim-Americans or anyone who even looks different than the majority white America that some Trump supporters apparently seek to restore.
Little comment has been offered about how Donald Trump's actions divide and vilify various groups within and outside U.S.A. borders. Limiting or banning visitors and immigrants from Muslim-majority countries also spawns suspicion and fear of Muslim-Americans or anyone who even looks different than the majority white America that some Trump supporters apparently seek to restore.
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