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Opinion: Donald Trump's visa ban isn't new after all

The countries affected by Trump’s executive order - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - have been singled out under American immigration law since the days following 9/11.PHOTO: COURTESY

For those who say “This is not who we are”, look again. Sadly, it’s who we’ve always been.
President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travellers and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries is only the latest twist of dark threads that have long been present in America. The executive order is not unprecedented. It is evolutionary.

The countries affected by Trump’s executive order - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - have been singled out under American immigration law since the days following 9/11.

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