This is just racism.
There's a lot going on in America and the world, so I'm really glad @jbouie wrote this column on the blatant racism of Trump's latest travel ban and its historical precedents.https://t.co/TFRVXHlXO0
— Max Strasser (@maxstrasser) February 4, 2020
Nigerian immigrants are by far the most educated immigrant group in the US. Over 20% have *graduate* degrees. But… They're also black.
— Mekka Okereke (@mekkaokereke) February 1, 2020
So due to the "travel ban" Nigerians will no longer be allowed to get green cards.
The ban was never about security.https://t.co/WMeZXxmOqB
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— Mark Hugo Lopez (@mhugolopez) February 4, 2020
It's a sign of how crazy the news cycle is right now that the United States three days ago barred immigration from the largest economy in Africa–a quarter of the continent's population is now barred from the US–and almost nobody is talking about it. https://t.co/u9fUUNEvnn
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) February 3, 2020
the only explanation for adding Nigeria to the travel ban is as an act of racial control https://t.co/d75Dlqu4Dr
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) February 3, 2020
Of course not. Most of the African countries on Trump’s list are Muslim majority countries. And we should all be pushing back against the Muslim ban.
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) February 1, 2020
But Nigeria’s religion isn’t the issue here.
Trump just doesn’t want Nigerians. He’s said it. Period. https://t.co/W7UqwHyDy0
Is anyone surprised that Trump kicked off the new year by prohibiting the largest population on the African continent from emigrating to the United States?
— jelani cobb (@jelani9) February 1, 2020
NIGERIA.
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) January 31, 2020
The largest black population in the world. A large Muslim population. A US ally, and one of the most important economies in Africa.
Trump's comments about African nations being sh*thole countries were not just words. He was foreshadowing actual policy direction. https://t.co/uq2ib9tNMS
As a Nigerian-American, I can’t help but see connections between xenophobia & anti-black racism as a through-line in the latest #TravelBan. Thanks @CNNOpinionfor the space to share about how this #MuslimBan sets back racial justice movements https://t.co/fqBwYc2MeV #AfricaBan
— OPAL TOMETI (@opalayo) February 5, 2020
Sad! 