Democratic lawmakers slammed President Donald Trump’s proclamation to ban travel from several countries to the US.
Here’s what they’ve said:
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American in Congress, blasted Trump’s policy, comparing it to the president’s first term, when he barred travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations from coming to the US.
“This discriminatory policy is beyond shameful. Just like his first Muslim Ban, this latest announcement flies in the face of basic morality and goes directly against our values. This racist policy will not make us safe, it will separate families and endanger lives. We cannot let it stand,” Omar said in a post on X.
California Sen. Adam Schiff posted on X: “This is Trump’s reckless first term travel ban all over again. Just like before, Trump’s expanded ban on travelers from around the world will not improve our national security and will only further isolate the U.S. from the rest of world. Bigotry is not a national security strategy.”
Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington pointed to economic harm due to the ban and suggested it would lead to a dangerous precedent.
“Further, banning people fleeing dangerous countries like Afghanistan — a country where many people are in danger due to their work assisting the U.S. military — the Congo, Haiti, and Sudan will only further destabilize global security,” Jayapal said in a statement posted on her social media.
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey said Trump’s travel ban won’t make America safer, saying in a post on X: “We cannot continue to allow the Trump administration to write bigotry and hatred into U.S. immigration policy.”