On January 27th, 2017, a mere seven days after the inauguration of our president Donald Trump, the Executive Order 13769: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry was enacted. The order essentially banned the entrance of people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen while suspending the US refugee program for 120 days, and entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely.
The real victims of the travel ban are the children. Five of the seven countries, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, are where children are endangered due to war and poverty. The New York Times cites Unicef, stating that there are more than 2.2 million child refugees coming from Syria and that Unicef is in need of more than $300 million to help the millions of children displaced by the war, using funds raised for water, sanitation, and medical aid. They are seeking similar donations, needing millions of dollars for the other four countries, to feed and vaccinate children in these nations. The travel ban only hurts refugees from these nations, and stave off the possibility …show more content…
However, the ban only bars Muslims from entering the country, due to the provision that allows refugees of minority religions from the seven countries to enter the US, brought to light by the Guardian. This seemingly innocent provision takes on a different connotation when paired with the knowledge that the seven countries listed have a Muslim majority. The travel ban is nothing more than a ban on Muslims, flourishing under the Islamophobia and xenophobia ushered in with the Trump Administration. The fear mongering tactics employed throughout Trump’s political campaign have paid off in his favor. In the end, it is the children that are caught in the ban that supposedly protects us from foreign
The real victims of the travel ban are the children. Five of the seven countries, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, are where children are endangered due to war and poverty. The New York Times cites Unicef, stating that there are more than 2.2 million child refugees coming from Syria and that Unicef is in need of more than $300 million to help the millions of children displaced by the war, using funds raised for water, sanitation, and medical aid. They are seeking similar donations, needing millions of dollars for the other four countries, to feed and vaccinate children in these nations. The travel ban only hurts refugees from these nations, and stave off the possibility …show more content…
However, the ban only bars Muslims from entering the country, due to the provision that allows refugees of minority religions from the seven countries to enter the US, brought to light by the Guardian. This seemingly innocent provision takes on a different connotation when paired with the knowledge that the seven countries listed have a Muslim majority. The travel ban is nothing more than a ban on Muslims, flourishing under the Islamophobia and xenophobia ushered in with the Trump Administration. The fear mongering tactics employed throughout Trump’s political campaign have paid off in his favor. In the end, it is the children that are caught in the ban that supposedly protects us from foreign