Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Speaks Out (113)
Canadians holding dual citizenship with countries targeted by immigration ban can’t enter U.S.
The Canadian Press | January 28, 2017 4:53 PM ET
TORONTO — Canadians who hold dual citizenship with any of the seven countries targeted by a travel ban will not be permitted to enter the U.S., a representative from the State Department said Saturday.
The ban prevents citizens of Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and Libya from entering the U.S. in the next 90 days, regardless of whether they have an immigrant or non-immigrant visa.
Leaders in the Iranian-Canadian and Somali-Canadian communities are speaking out against the ban.
Bijan Ahmadi, president of the Iranian Canadian Congress, said he’s outraged by the new policy.
“It’s unacceptable. It’s very unreasonable,” he said. “It’s very discriminatory to target people based on their race, their religion, the country of their origin and the country of their birth. And the community has that same outrage.”
“Everybody’s nervous, everybody of Somali origin and Muslim origin,” said Osman Ali, Toronto-based director of the Somali Canadian Association of Etobicoke.
Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network
WestJet and Air Canada say they are waiving cancellation fees for people who hold passports from the affected countries, though a representative from Air Canada declined to say how the company is dealing with dual citizens.
A representative from the Canada Border Services Agency deferred questions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Representatives from Global Affairs, Citizenship and Immigration did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A U.S. law enforcement official told The Associated Press there was an exemption for foreigners whose entry is in the U.S. national interest, but it was not immediately clear how that exemption might be applied.
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadians-holding-dual-citizenship-with-countries-targeted-by-immigration-ban-cant-enter-u-s
The Canadian Press | January 28, 2017 4:53 PM ET
TORONTO — Canadians who hold dual citizenship with any of the seven countries targeted by a travel ban will not be permitted to enter the U.S., a representative from the State Department said Saturday.
The ban prevents citizens of Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and Libya from entering the U.S. in the next 90 days, regardless of whether they have an immigrant or non-immigrant visa.
Leaders in the Iranian-Canadian and Somali-Canadian communities are speaking out against the ban.
Bijan Ahmadi, president of the Iranian Canadian Congress, said he’s outraged by the new policy.
“It’s unacceptable. It’s very unreasonable,” he said. “It’s very discriminatory to target people based on their race, their religion, the country of their origin and the country of their birth. And the community has that same outrage.”
“Everybody’s nervous, everybody of Somali origin and Muslim origin,” said Osman Ali, Toronto-based director of the Somali Canadian Association of Etobicoke.
Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network
WestJet and Air Canada say they are waiving cancellation fees for people who hold passports from the affected countries, though a representative from Air Canada declined to say how the company is dealing with dual citizens.
A representative from the Canada Border Services Agency deferred questions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Representatives from Global Affairs, Citizenship and Immigration did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A U.S. law enforcement official told The Associated Press there was an exemption for foreigners whose entry is in the U.S. national interest, but it was not immediately clear how that exemption might be applied.
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadians-holding-dual-citizenship-with-countries-targeted-by-immigration-ban-cant-enter-u-s
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SistaCallie..... I love what Betty White (@ 95) has to say about so much negativity.....
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Trump's ban is ridiculous and is only self serving and has just created more division, fear and hatred.
He bans people from 7 countries, all heavily Muslim.
5 of the 7 countries the US has bombed or illegally invaded helping to create refugees.
Biggest Terrorist attack on the US ? 9/11.
Perpetrators of the attack were from
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Egypt
UAE.
No coincedence that Trump had business interests in 3 of these countries.
Saudi Arabia, the country that invests more in terrorism than any other, is allowed do what it wants, again, but the price of oil is paramount when it comes to national security
This sectarian action will just lead to more hate, more fear, more radicals, more terrorism, and more hate crimes.
Something his adviser's well understand.
A sad day, and one it will be hard to come back from.
He bans people from 7 countries, all heavily Muslim.
5 of the 7 countries the US has bombed or illegally invaded helping to create refugees.
Biggest Terrorist attack on the US ? 9/11.
Perpetrators of the attack were from
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Egypt
UAE.
No coincedence that Trump had business interests in 3 of these countries.
Saudi Arabia, the country that invests more in terrorism than any other, is allowed do what it wants, again, but the price of oil is paramount when it comes to national security
This sectarian action will just lead to more hate, more fear, more radicals, more terrorism, and more hate crimes.
Something his adviser's well understand.
A sad day, and one it will be hard to come back from.
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Aragorn11: Trump's ban is ridiculous and is only self serving and has just created more division, fear and hatred.
He bans people from 7 countries, all heavily Muslim.
5 of the 7 countries the US has bombed or illegally invaded helping to create refugees.
Biggest Terrorist attack on the US ? 9/11.
Perpetrators of the attack were from
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Egypt
UAE.
No coincedence that Trump had business interests in 3 of these countries.
Saudi Arabia, the country that invests more in terrorism than any other, is allowed do what it wants, again, but the price of oil is paramount when it comes to national security
This sectarian action will just lead to more hate, more fear, more radicals, more terrorism, and more hate crimes.
Something his adviser's well understand.
A sad day, and one it will be hard to come back from.
He bans people from 7 countries, all heavily Muslim.
5 of the 7 countries the US has bombed or illegally invaded helping to create refugees.
Biggest Terrorist attack on the US ? 9/11.
Perpetrators of the attack were from
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Egypt
UAE.
No coincedence that Trump had business interests in 3 of these countries.
Saudi Arabia, the country that invests more in terrorism than any other, is allowed do what it wants, again, but the price of oil is paramount when it comes to national security
This sectarian action will just lead to more hate, more fear, more radicals, more terrorism, and more hate crimes.
Something his adviser's well understand.
A sad day, and one it will be hard to come back from.
Should have stated that the boldened part, are not subject to the ban.
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Aragorn11: Trump's ban is ridiculous and is only self serving and has just created more division, fear and hatred.
He bans people from 7 countries, all heavily Muslim.
5 of the 7 countries the US has bombed or illegally invaded helping to create refugees.
Biggest Terrorist attack on the US ? 9/11.
Perpetrators of the attack were from
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Egypt
UAE.
No coincedence that Trump had business interests in 3 of these countries.
Saudi Arabia, the country that invests more in terrorism than any other, is allowed do what it wants, again, but the price of oil is paramount when it comes to national security
This sectarian action will just lead to more hate, more fear, more radicals, more terrorism, and more hate crimes.
Something his adviser's well understand.
A sad day, and one it will be hard to come back from.
One should take into consideration that this ban is only temporary in order to allow for proper channels to find a better solution, rather than to just allow them in so freely. Keep in mind that there is still a war on terrorism going on, so having such a ban is very much so justifiable and not ridiculous at all.He bans people from 7 countries, all heavily Muslim.
5 of the 7 countries the US has bombed or illegally invaded helping to create refugees.
Biggest Terrorist attack on the US ? 9/11.
Perpetrators of the attack were from
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Egypt
UAE.
No coincedence that Trump had business interests in 3 of these countries.
Saudi Arabia, the country that invests more in terrorism than any other, is allowed do what it wants, again, but the price of oil is paramount when it comes to national security
This sectarian action will just lead to more hate, more fear, more radicals, more terrorism, and more hate crimes.
Something his adviser's well understand.
A sad day, and one it will be hard to come back from.
But of course the left wingers will look for other reasons to fault such actions, any actions President Trump may do, in hopes to serve their own agenda. There is your 'self serving.' There is your fear baiting. There is your hate baiting...and there is your division baiting.
It's all being manifested by those who have their own agenda, mostly stemming from the MSM Propaganda Machine and those still riding on that train, drinking the koolaid.
The more people force propaganda, the longer the nonsense will continue.. This type of mindset will not allow any action to play out and show any results or the lack thereof. no, it only perpetuates the interests of one's agenda. And there is where it truly is sad.
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YouMeUs: One should take into consideration that this ban is only temporary in order to allow for proper channels to find a better solution, rather than to just allow them in so freely. Keep in mind that there is still a war on terrorism going on, so having such a ban is very much so justifiable and not ridiculous at all.
But of course the left wingers will look for other reasons to fault such actions, any actions President Trump may do, in hopes to serve their own agenda. There is your 'self serving.' There is your fear baiting. There is your hate baiting...and there is your division baiting.
It's all being manifested by those who have their own agenda, mostly stemming from the MSM Propaganda Machine and those still riding on that train, drinking the koolaid.
The more people force propaganda, the longer the nonsense will continue.. This type of mindset will not allow any action to play out and show any results or the lack thereof. no, it only perpetuates the interests of one's agenda. And there is where it truly is sad.
But of course the left wingers will look for other reasons to fault such actions, any actions President Trump may do, in hopes to serve their own agenda. There is your 'self serving.' There is your fear baiting. There is your hate baiting...and there is your division baiting.
It's all being manifested by those who have their own agenda, mostly stemming from the MSM Propaganda Machine and those still riding on that train, drinking the koolaid.
The more people force propaganda, the longer the nonsense will continue.. This type of mindset will not allow any action to play out and show any results or the lack thereof. no, it only perpetuates the interests of one's agenda. And there is where it truly is sad.
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Take them all Justine, I'll put a donation box in my office to fund one way tickets...thank you! 
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you all had better read the EO before sounding off!
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Says it all really.
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Aragorn11: Trump's ban is ridiculous and is only self serving and has just created more division, fear and hatred.
He bans people from 7 countries, all heavily Muslim.
5 of the 7 countries the US has bombed or illegally invaded helping to create refugees.
Biggest Terrorist attack on the US ? 9/11.
Perpetrators of the attack were from
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Egypt
UAE.
No coincedence that Trump had business interests in 3 of these countries.
Saudi Arabia, the country that invests more in terrorism than any other, is allowed do what it wants, again, but the price of oil is paramount when it comes to national security
This sectarian action will just lead to more hate, more fear, more radicals, more terrorism, and more hate crimes.
Something his adviser's well understand.
A sad day, and one it will be hard to come back from.
He bans people from 7 countries, all heavily Muslim.
5 of the 7 countries the US has bombed or illegally invaded helping to create refugees.
Biggest Terrorist attack on the US ? 9/11.
Perpetrators of the attack were from
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Egypt
UAE.
No coincedence that Trump had business interests in 3 of these countries.
Saudi Arabia, the country that invests more in terrorism than any other, is allowed do what it wants, again, but the price of oil is paramount when it comes to national security
This sectarian action will just lead to more hate, more fear, more radicals, more terrorism, and more hate crimes.
Something his adviser's well understand.
A sad day, and one it will be hard to come back from.
Hello Aragorn, I am hoping that you and I can have a different kind of conversation than what I see on here already. And right up front, I know that I do not respond right away all the time. But it does not mean that I have walked away for good :) Please know also that I speak from the heart and not any one political agenda or another.
I know that Mr. Trump's actions are not popular internationly except with a few right wing gov't officials from Holland and France. (There may be others but those are who I remember offhand).
The refugee situation is controversial. Terrorism should not be controversial. It is unacceptable . period. We have seen the problems the EU is having and we do not want them here. (The problems I mean NOT the people). But in order to be here, there will be heightened vetting for people. Please remember that Mexico is largely Catholic, and I am sure there will be greater vetting at that point of entry as well.
Mr. Trump's order is temporary, and that list can change or become larger. The list was initially created by the Obama administration (according to today's news). That is how the list was so readily available. It targets countries NOW under concern, not under concern in 2001. It is also a list and a policy privy to intelligence that the general public does not have. As a country we we can and will protect our borders and citizenry. I do not find it at all odd that we want to vet people from countries that we are currently at war with (or have been recently).
I really do not know the details about the Middle Eastern conflicts to say much about who did what to whom, but certainly the US is not the only presence there. That does not mean I do not believe you. I simply do not know much about it. I do know that the US has spent quite a sum in rebuilding in the region from some news articles I read awhile ago.
I share your concern about the President's possible business ties in the region. I think he needs to make it clear that these decisions are not fueled by personal interests if he does in fact have interests there.
The President's other decisions move to make us far less dependent on middle eastern oil as has been this countries' path for quite some time. I am sure that is not a popular policy in the middle east. It is a very plausible one here, nonetheless. And, also wrought with controversy (of course as we value our freedom to engage the gov't in controversy}
Entry into the US, however, is not guaranteed to non nationals. As sad as I am about the inconvenience presented to some - especially those holding legal permits, I get a little tired of people acting as though it is. Quite honestly.
Have good day Sir :)
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This just in from the Wall Street journal
Various reports coming in that different departments were not consulted and those that were, were overridden on their advice not to extend it to people already granted visas / green cards by Bannon and other advisors.
Even more worrying is reports of a Judge who temporarily stopped the order being overruled by the WH !!!
In what Democracy does this or can this happen ?
Various diff reports of same coming in. Will post a link shortly.
Various reports coming in that different departments were not consulted and those that were, were overridden on their advice not to extend it to people already granted visas / green cards by Bannon and other advisors.
Even more worrying is reports of a Judge who temporarily stopped the order being overruled by the WH !!!
In what Democracy does this or can this happen ?
Various diff reports of same coming in. Will post a link shortly.
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Anyways, I do agree more countries should be included in the list, definitely Saudi and Pakistan.
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Capricorn143: Anyways, I do agree more countries should be included in the list, definitely Saudi and Pakistan.
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After Iran blocked any visitors from the US following trumps executive order now Iraq has done similar.
BREAKING: Americans Banned From Iraq – Retaliation Measures
Following the shock announcement that citizens of seven Arab nations would not be allowed entry into the United States of America as of Friday 27th January 2017 for a period of 90 days, Iraq has decided to respond with equal measures.
Iraq has implemented the exact same measures:
No citizens of the USA can enter Iraq for a period of 90 days.
Citizens with existing Visas will be barred entry.
Iraq has said that once USA lifts the travel ban on citizens of Iraq travelling to the United States of America, it would do the same.
Wonder if trump even cares, no doubt some of his billionaire friends with business interests will.
And what about Mosul ?
BREAKING: Americans Banned From Iraq – Retaliation Measures
Following the shock announcement that citizens of seven Arab nations would not be allowed entry into the United States of America as of Friday 27th January 2017 for a period of 90 days, Iraq has decided to respond with equal measures.
Iraq has implemented the exact same measures:
No citizens of the USA can enter Iraq for a period of 90 days.
Citizens with existing Visas will be barred entry.
Iraq has said that once USA lifts the travel ban on citizens of Iraq travelling to the United States of America, it would do the same.
Wonder if trump even cares, no doubt some of his billionaire friends with business interests will.
And what about Mosul ?
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This is an image of an actual tweet from mike pence, which he deleted from his timeline today.
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Aragorn11: This is an image of an actual tweet from mike pence, which he deleted from his timeline today.
Yeah, I believe that phot of VP Pence in that alleged tweet is about 10-years old too.
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Capricorn143: Didn't Obama halt refugee inflow form Iraq in 2011, why wasn't there such an outcry?
Oh, Capri, the problem here is that it is signed by Trump.
As Felixis and Conrad said it was planned by Obama...but that doesn't matter, does it?!
If we can blame it on Trump...
How do you call that? Hypocrisy ...
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Thomson Reuters
Jan 28th 2017 5:27PM
By David Ljunggren and Anna Mehler Paperny
OTTAWA/TORONTO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back U.S.-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
A day after U.S. President Donald Trump put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from the seven countries, Trudeau said in a tweet: "To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada."
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To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada
2:20 PM - 28 Jan 2017
A second pointed tweet, also timed to coincide with outrage over Trump's immigration policy, included an archive photo of Trudeau welcoming a Syrian refugee at a Canadian airport in 2015.
Confusion abounded at airports around the world on Saturday as immigration and customs officials struggled to interpret the new U.S. rules.
While Trudeau was tweeting a welcome to refugees, others on the social media platform were questioning whether Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen - a Somali-Canadian refugee - would be able to travel to the United States under the new rules.
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