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To The Citizens Of The 7 Banned Nations

We know you deserve the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Honestly, what can I say? What can I write? It's pain, guilt and anger all bubbling up because the current president of the United States is a racist Islamophobic bastard. If you don't know, Trump recently signed an executive order that bans and detains people from the following countries: Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. This ban includes people who have dual citizenship and green cards. People that have visas of any type, including student visas, along with refugees have been banned and detained. How can you ban people's entry into the country based on what religion they believe in and where they are from? Just how with good conscience can you make that decision? Especially, knowing that there are children who have seen their families torn apart. You know what?

I'm going to keep this short and to the point. To everyone who feels unwanted and discarded by United States of America, there a millions of Americans who want you here. We want you safe. We want you and your children to grow. We know that you are not terrorists. We want you to have the right to believe in your religion just as Americans would. We know you deserve the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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