Heres how the world is responding to Trumps ban on refugees, travelers from 7 Muslim nations
On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order banning people from several countries — including Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and Sudan — from entering the United States for 90 days. The measure also suspended admission of all refugees for at least 120 days and from Syria indefinitely.
The decision sent shock waves around the world, throwing U.S. immigration policy into chaos. In 2016, the State Department issued 617,752 immigrant visas and 10,891,745 nonimmigrant visas. About 5 percent went to people from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen. Here's how the affected countries are beginning to hit back at the legislation, along with reactions from around the world:
In Iraq, Renas Jano, a member of the parliament's foreign affairs committee, told journalists that “after the U.S. president's decision to stop granting visas for Iraqi citizens, it is very likely that Iraq will stop granting U.S. citizens entry visas.” This decision, he noted will largely impact American soldiers, diplomats and companies that do business in the country. "The reciprocal decision to stop giving visas will cause damage to a lot of people as there are large U.S. forces here to support us in our war against [the Islamic State], in addition to the presence of diplomatic personnel and U.S. businessmen." He noted that Iraqi students would also be affected. Fellow Iraqi lawmaker Majid Chenkali, a Kurdish Sunni, told reporters that his country should respond with similar visa policies for Americans. “It should be an eye for an eye,” he said.
Though nothing has been decided yet, CBS News reports that the U.S. ambassador to Iraq has warned that the Iraqi government is considering banning all American passport holders. That would include contractors working across the country.
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