By imposing a blanket ban on immigration for selected countries and suspending the U.S. Refugee program, Donald Trump will not effectively counter the threat of a terrorist attack on American soil, nor will he ‘Make America Safe Again’. Executive orders, immigration bans, airport protests and the firing of the Acting Attorney-General have punctuated what has been a tumultuous past few days in the United States of America. In his second week of presidency, Donald Trump has caused much consternation amongst the global community. Under the guise of fighting what he calls ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’, Trump’s executive order temporarily banning citizens of seven Middle-Eastern and African countries from entering the United States has been subject to intense scrutiny as it continues to cause severe disruption for families caught in this immigration debacle. Named ‘Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States’, Executive Order 13769 also suspends the United States Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days, fulfilling a campaign promise Trump made in 2016. Questions have already arisen in relation to Trump’s selection of countries which have made the immigration ban list. Alex Nowrasteh from the Cato Institute astonishingly…
