Published:
February 10, 2020
LBJ Professor and immigration expert Ruth Wasem weighs in on the Trump administration's latest travel ban, which bars immigrants from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania.
"That the new travel ban focuses largely on successful immigrants from Africa smacks of racism and serves to further inflame the sociocultural tensions that have polarized our nation. The first installment of the travel ban illustrated religious bigotry; the latest version features racial prejudice. An ill-conceived policy that fosters ill-will certainly does not serve the public interest."