The Racist Travel Ban
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President Joe Biden plans to sign restrictions Monday on travel to the United States to mitigate Covid-19 transmission, two White House officials confirmed Sunday.
The ban would prevent most non-U.S. citizens from entry if they have recently been in South Africa, where a new strain of Covid-19 has been identified. The virus has killed more than 418,000 people and infected upward of 25 million across the U.S., according to an NBC News tracker.
Biden is also expected to reinstate broader restrictions that were in effect much of the past year but were rescinded by President Donald Trump days before his term ended. The limits would affect non-U.S. citizens traveling from the United Kingdom, Ireland and much of Europe in what is known as the Schengen countries, which share a common visa process. Travelers from Brazil would also be affected.
South Africa? Why does Biden hate Black People?
Brazil? Why does Biden hate Hispanics?
The UK? Why does Biden hate the Brits....never mind. There's lots of reasons there.
From the RWEC:
Eight civil rights groups have condemned President Donald Trump’s expansion of his travel ban to six majority-Muslim African countries, calling the move racist and unconstitutional.
“The expanded Muslim Ban is another attack on the rights, the dignity and the identity of Black communities,” the groups, including the NAACP, Color of Change and the National Action Network, said in a statement.
Then there's this stuff too.
New York Times, February 4, 2020. “Opinion | The Racism at the Heart of Trump’s ‘Travel Ban.”
Boston Globe, February 17, 2020. “Trump’s xenophobic travel ban punishes Americans above all.”
Washington Post, February 5, 2020. “Trump’s expanded travel ban is a blow to America’s already tarnished global image.”
CNN, February 5, 2020. “Trump’s latest travel ban is an attack on Africans.”
USA Today, February 26, 2020. “Trump’s xenophobia led to his expanded travel ban”
But that was different.
