RDU Shuts Down For #NOBANNOWALL
posted by Hanine Mohamed | February 24, 2017 | In NewsOn January 29, over 1,500 people came out to Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) airport in support of the #NoBanNoWall, a protest against President Trump’s immigration policies.
Protesters were reacting to an executive order, signed by Trump on January 27 that banned entrance to the US for citizens of eight countries — Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen – for 90 days, for refugees for 120 days, and for refugees from Syria indefinitely, according to CNN.
Believers of all kinds came from all over the RDU area, from different cultures and races. While, a majority of the people who came were white, there was a big mix of other races.
Many organizations came out to support the protest. Jewish Voice for Peace came out with a huge sign saying “End the Illegal Occupation in Palestine.” Other signs said: “give me your poor, your tired masses,” and “refugees are welcome here.”
Many Arab-Americans who came out to this protest were very pleased with the amount of people who are in solidary with them. Isra Jamil, a student at NC State, is from a country included in the ban. Isra is from Iraq, and now worries about how her mother will be able to get her sick grandfather who is in desperate need, and can’t take care of himself.
Another family who was at the protest is from Syria, and has a daughter that was left behind in Jordan. They waited for months for the return of their daughter, and are now reconnected back together in Raleigh.
Many at the protest were uncertain what this ban was doing to people all over the world, and how it could actually affect our economy.
A federal judge has lifted the ban on February 3, a decision upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on February 9. But the future of the ban remains unclear as of the time of publication.
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