A Muslim Ban Is Unscientific Op-Ed

There were many reasons to oppose President Trump's travel ban on refugees and visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries, which is now blocked by a federal court's temporary restraining order. Unfortunately, those same objections are also likely to apply to the revised version of...

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Published inThe New York times
Main Authors Lyons-Padilla, Sarah, Gelfand, Michele J
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 19.02.2017
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
Subjects
Bans
Cultural heritage
Executive orders
Extremism
Immigration policy
Muslims
National security
Refugees
Religion
United States > US
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Summary:There were many reasons to oppose President Trump's travel ban on refugees and visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries, which is now blocked by a federal court's temporary restraining order. Unfortunately, those same objections are also likely to apply to the revised version of the executive order that Mr. Trump promised on Thursday, which will share with its predecessor the goal of "immediately protecting the country" -- presumably by keeping out people from countries he...
ISSN:0362-4331