Trump's travel ban list of 19 countries affected

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Trump's travel ban affected 19 countries. President Donald Trump has ordered another travel ban. 12 countries face a complete ban, meaning no citizen from that country can travel to the United States. And seven countries face a partial ban. Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, these 12 countries face a full ban.

Meanwhile, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra, Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela face a partial ban put together, 19 countries will be affected by this move. 

A lot of these countries are Muslim, majority. Trump says these countries do not have a proper vetting process. As a result, they could send dangerous travelers to the US. 

The move will be challenged in court. Trump's first travel ban was also challenged in 2018 the top court upheld it, and a big debate back then was about religion. All countries banned by Trump at the time were Muslim majorities. This time, the list already has several non Muslim countries. 

But what about morality? America is suppose to be the land of the free. People in Myanmar or Yemen are not fleeing because of comfort but on the ground of survival.

They are fleeing civil war and violence, so this class of people should be considered but we all know the mantra of Donald Trump "America First" but that does not mean better consideration should not be in place for vulnerable class in the world.

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