With travel ban, America has shot itself in the foot
Donald Trump’s ill-conceived executive order is not only discriminatory but also stains the nation’s reputation as a place that respects the rule of law
Either way, for the sake of America’s reputation for human rights and the rule of law, we trust the forced rethink will result in wiser heads prevailing.
Trump’s hasty attempt to turn his anti-migrant rhetoric into action has sparked a coalition of the unwilling that reflected the ill-thought-out scope of an executive order imposing travel bans on refugees and migrants from seven majority-Muslim countries.
Testament to that are court filings by about 100 tech firms in support of a lawsuit against the travel ban, led by Silicon Valley giants Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter, which have been enriched by talent from among countries on the list.