Greenpeace Response to New Trump Muslim Ban

March 6, 2017

In response to Trump’s Executive Order Monday banning Muslims from entering the United States and suspending the United States’ refugee program, Greenpeace climate specialist Naomi Ages said:

“Trump’s new effective ban on Muslims is the same as the old ban–anti-American, discriminatory, and likely illegal. Once again, this isn’t about terrorism or national security, it’s simply racism in action. This won’t make anyone safer, it will only tear families apart and endanger more people across the globe.

“Our country holds at its heart the value of treating people equally under the law, regardless of the color of their skin, their national origins, or their religion. This is the next step in a dangerous Trump agenda to criminalize religion and race and to create a divisive America where we build walls, shut down our borders, and discard the protections that are written into the constitution.

“We stand with the many people who showed up at airports around the country to protest the last unconstitutional act, and we will stand with them again. Greenpeace has pledged to continue to resist these bigoted policies and to act in solidarity with all of the communities Trump threatens. If Trump and Congress try to hurt us, our neighbors, or our children’s future, we will resist.”

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