Donald Trump‘s latest executive order is one which has shocked the world to its core.
The order has effectively banned immigrants from seven Muslim countries from returning to America. Immediately following the announcement, there were protests at JFK and other major US airports.
But police have already started detaining innocent citizens who are trying to reenter the country just because they appear to be from a country on Trump‘s Muslim ban list.
Celebrities across the world from various backgrounds have united to slam Trump’s latest controversial order. It’s so encouraging to see public figures putting their necks on the line to speak out about injustice and we are very proud of every single one of them.
The reactions range from pure and simple horrified shock that the world has come to this:
the #MuslimBan is dehumanizing beyond words… im in shock.
THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE
THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE
THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE— Camila Cabello (@camilacabello97) January 29, 2017
Also. The fact that "Muslim ban"
Comes up on my twitter is so horrible. I love you all, we are all flesh and blood. We are no different.— ASHTON IRWIN (@Ashton5SOS) January 28, 2017
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To advice on how to show support to our immigrants affected by Trump’s ban:
help our queer & immigrant friends. send me your donation receipts for the @aclu & I will match up to $100K https://t.co/P9zVRH0WH0 #RESIST
— sia (@Sia) January 28, 2017
I just made a donation to @theIRC to support refugees fleeing war and despair. Join me if you can. https://t.co/hKKaz3T5fc
— John Legend (@johnlegend) January 28, 2017
‘HSM’ star, Ashley Tisdale, shared a quote from The Black Eyed Peas 2003 hit ‘Where Is the Love?’ which truly is becoming more and more relevant with each day that passes.
"But if you only have love for your own race. Then you only leave space to discriminate. And to discriminate only generates hate."
— Ashley Tisdale (@ashleytisdale) January 28, 2017
And today, Kim Kardashian-West also fought back at the ban with some cold hard facts which show that the biggest threat to Americans is themselves:
Statistics pic.twitter.com/aSpyFuabct
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) January 29, 2017
Some people turned to the bible for advice:
"For I was hungry and you fed me. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you invited me in." -Matthew 25:35
— John Green (@johngreen) January 28, 2017
Uzo Aduba from ‘Orange is the New Black’ very poignantly pointed out that the ban goes directly against everything that the United States of America stands for by tweeting the poem that’s written on the Statue of Liberty.
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." -Emma Lazarus' sonnet, New Colossus, on our Statue of Liberty
— Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba) January 25, 2017
People are also asking whether the ban could also have an effect on Zayn Malik, who is currently living in Hollywood. Does Trump’s ban mean that Zayn will have to leave the country?
Luckily for Zayn, for the moment Donald Trump’s ban does not targets Muslims from Pakistan, only those from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen – some 218 million people. But there is nothing to say that Donald Trump will not be expanding his ban to include Zayn’s father’s country of origin.
Zayn is presumably living in the US on a green card, tourist visa, or work visa which makes him vulnerable to Trump’s whim. At any point the current POTUS could decide to extend his ban to include practising Muslims living in the US, regardless of country of birth. So, if Zayn leaves America for any reason then he risks being banned from reentering, which would greatly affect his chances of forging a music career for himself in the US.
What do you think of Donald Trump’s Muslim ban and do you think it’s likely he will extend it to include all predominately Muslim countries? Leave your thoughts in the comments box below.