This Travel Ban Is as Pointless as the Last One
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This Travel Ban Is as Pointless as the Last One
The ban went into effect at the nation’s airports on Monday, affecting 19 countries. Aside from a few narrow exceptions, travel from a dozen nations will be blocked.
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President Donald Trump has resurrected the travel ban from his first term. This time, it’s more expansive and better designed to withstand a judicial challenge. But it’s still a solution in search of a problem — and likely to cause massive disruption for US residents with friends and family overseas.
The ban went into effect at the nation’s airports on Monday, affecting 19 countries. Aside from a few narrow exceptions, travel from a dozen nations will be blocked: Afghanistan, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Another seven face partial restrictions: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
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