Terming President Donald Trump’s revised executive order on immigration as “immoral and fundamentally un-American”, top Indian-American lawmakers have said the move does not make the country “safe”. Trump signed the revised executive order on Monday, temporarily halting entry to the US for people from six Muslim-majority nations while dropping Iraq from the list, after his original order was blocked by the courts last month.
“Make no mistake: this ban does not keep us safe. It puts American lives at risk while isolating the Muslim community at a time when we need to address the threat of homegrown extremism. No matter the changes, this executive action remains immoral and fundamentally un-American,” California Senator Kamala Harris said. Harris, the first Indian-American Senator, was joined by four other Indian-Americans in the House of Representatives – Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna and Pramila Jayapal, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to the House.