Today, President Biden’s administration announced a strategy for eliminating hatred against Muslim Americans. They called it “U.S. National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate”. This was a “whole-of-government” effort, working in conjunction with civil society partners.
It seems like this may be a pre-emptive move against the upcoming Muslim Ban fallout that President-Elect Trump has insinuated. As reported by Time magazine, Trump says “I will ban refugee resettlement from terror infested areas like the Gaza Strip, and we will seal our border and bring back the travel ban.”
The travel ban, of course, is a reference to the ban Trump installed in 2017. There were several executive orders that accomplished his bidding. This one, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States“, lists explicitly the seven countries from which certain people are banned from entry to the US:
- Iran
- Iraq
- Libya
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Yemen
President Biden overturned these bans.
Do you think Biden’s strategy was created because of Trump’s upcoming presidency and in anticipation of a renewed ban? In addition, do you think Trump’s bans improved US national security? Do you think Biden’s strategy to reduce hate will work? How would you handle these tasks?
How would you handle this?