Also Obama responding to entry; Trump explains protests in addition to up – NOS

President Trump does not care about the protests at home and abroad against its decision to implement a re-entry ban for people from seven islamic countries. The criticism is spreading more and more. The latest comments come from the attorney general of Washington, and Trumps predecessor Obama.

“What was I supposed to do? A week wait? Then, there were in that week are still many poor people entered the country”, let Trump in one of his tweets know of today.

He tweeted, as yet, nothing about the judges who in the past weekend, parts of the decree unlawfully had stated, and had determined that people at airports with valid papers may not be returned. Sixteen prosecutors went even further: they say that the re-entry ban is unconstitutional. The attorney-general of Washington’s going to the federal court asking for the decree to suspend.

Meanwhile, the criticism of the decree to continue. In the first statement since his resignation, says ex-president Obama is that he fundamentally disagrees with the discrimination of persons on the basis of faith or religion.

Obama is pleased with the involvement and protests. People need to organize themselves and let their voices be heard as the American values are in danger, he leaves through a spokesman to know.

dozens of American diplomats from all over the world stirring. According to American media they prepare a document for which they are to speak up against the re-entry ban. According to the diplomats makes the prohibition the U.S. is not safer and the rules are ‘un-American’.

Business

And not only the political and human rights organisations react. Also large companies speak out against the decree. Car manufacturer Ford is supporting the re-entry ban, “or any policy that goes against our values as a company”.

And coffee chain Starbucks announced that over the next five years to 10,000 refugees a job offer. Howard Schutz, the boss of Starbucks, said that the decision of Trump “confusing”. In front of his employees he spoke of his deep concern.

With their criticism close Ford and Starbucks to quite a hefty list of big American companies that have nothing need to have of Trumps category: General Electric, Google, Facebook, Tesla, Uber and Twitter. A number of the top managers of these companies was recently at Trump

visited to advise him on the economic field.

Also big banks on Wall Street as Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are afraid that the entry of their global trade disrupts.

What does the entry in?

Last Friday, president Trump immediately a re-entry ban for travelers from seven muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and Libya. The ban is for three months of strength. In the meantime, wants to Trump immigration rules tightened and better controls (the’extreme vetting‘) at the border in order to prevent that muslim terrorists are entering the country.

The Supreme court, that in the end, laws and decrees key to the constitution, has not yet on the decree curved. At 00.00 hours Dutch time Democratic Congressmen to protest at the Supreme court to demand that the presidential decree is undone.

The head of the human rights commission of the United Nations, tweeted earlier today that discrimination on the basis of nationality only is prohibited. The Dutch ambassador for human Rights Kees van Baar, agrees. “The measures the president has taken discriminate on the basis of faith and ethnicity. It goes against the UN Refugee convention.”

Van Baar has as ambassador at the ministry of Foreign Affairs, a special position. He has no land under his care, but a theme: human rights.

His boss, minister Koenders, has yesterday with his German counterpart, a request is sent to the US for a clarification to indicate what Trumps re-entry ban means for people with a dual nationality. Living In the Netherlands, for example, quite a few Iranians who do not know what they are getting when they come to the USA want.

Van Baar: “We want to ask what is going on there. It is one day enacted and in force, and we have seen that the at the airports in America, but not only there, led to much uncertainty.”