Speaker of US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi on Saturday
February 1, slammed President Donald Trump over the addition of Nigeria
and 5 other countries to US travel ban list.
Pelosi stated that Trump Administration’s expansion of the travel ban
list is outrageous, threatens security, values and the rule of law in
the North-American country.
In her statement, the House Speaker said they will be passing a “no
ban act” against the immigrant visa ban to prohibit religious
discrimination in America’s immigration system, and also limit the
President’s ability to impose such restrictions she described as “biased
and bigoted”.
Pelosi’s statement read;
“The Trump Administration’s expansion of its outrageous, un-American
travel ban threatens our security, our values and the rule of law. The
sweeping rule, barring more than 350 million individuals from
predominantly African nations from traveling to the United States, is
discrimination disguised as policy.“America’s strength has always been as a beacon of hope and
opportunity for people around the world, whose dreams and aspirations
have enriched our nation and made America more American. With this
latest callous decision, the President has doubled down on his cruelty
and further undermined our global leadership, our Constitution and our
proud heritage as a nation of immigrants.“In the Congress and in the Courts, House Democrats will continue to
oppose the Administration’s dangerous anti-immigrant agenda. In the
coming weeks, the House Judiciary Committee will mark-up and bring to
the Floor the NO BAN Act to prohibit religious discrimination in our
immigration system and limit the President’s ability to impose such
biased and bigoted restrictions. We will never allow hatred or bigotry
to define our nation or destroy our values.”
Friday’s proclamation will suspend immigrant visas for nationals of
Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania. The
restriction only applies to those seeking to live in the U.S.
permanently rather than temporary residence. It will also restrict
diversity visas for nationals of Sudan and Tanzania.