Why Trump Is The Worst Thing That Has Happened To US & The World Amidst Ongoing Refugee Crisis

The world is developing a habit of waking up to the shocks of their lives every day. Yes, we are living in a time when a certain Donald Trump is the President of United States of America. If the twenty-first century brought the expectations of freedom and liberty to many parts of the world, here we are, with the most powerful country in the world being ruled by a xenophobic, homophobic, racist, male chauvinist and anti-immigrant soul in human flesh.

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Since taking the Oval Office at Washington D.C., Trump has made the world quite uncomfortable with his decisions regarding immigrants and the prospect of building a wall at the Mexican border and contempt for media in less than a week. His decision to ban people from some Arab countries and Afghanistan even affects the translation services in the US because it will bar the native speakers of languages from these countries. As the world wonders if Trump is the worst thing to have happened to the US since it became a democracy, the US President haughtily signs orders to ¡®Make America Great Again¡¯. Really? The great Abraham Lincoln must be twisting and turning in his grave to tell the world that Trump is nothing, but a bane.

Killing the American Dream

Everyone loves America. Most of us have the American dream because it¡¯s a land of opportunities and success stories. People from across the world go there to study, work, do business and make it big. As President Trump has made his intentions clear to put a curb on the professionals from the other parts of the world, he is blocking the avenues for thousands of talented youths who aspire to share their success stories from the research labs in Silicon Valley, the terraces of skyscrapers in Manhattan and the stock exchanges of Wall Street.

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What Trump is not understanding, or probably does not care about, is the fact that ¡®greatness¡¯ is not the monopoly of White US citizens, most of whom have been left embarrassed by his brazen racism. The US, as we see it now, is a product of combined and cumulative efforts of the people who were welcomed by the nation and its people over centuries. By raising slogans like, ¡®America first¡¯, Trump is only applying breaks to the progress that people are achieving by working together globally.

Turning Away Refugees

As soon as Trump decided to ban refugees - that too at a time when world is facing arguably the biggest refugee crisis in history - from the war-torn countries in the Middle-East, people were reminded of the Holocaust period, when in 1939, the US turned away a Jewish refugee ship called, St. Louis. The pain of the Jews facing annihilation at the hands of the Nazi forces in Europe was once again felt by the people who knew the story of forsaken Jews during the Holocaust. Refugees in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, among other six countries, are bearing the brunt of the violence between terrorists, militant groups and regime forces.

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They are leaving behind everything in a hope that they would begin their lives afresh in the US and Europe. However, their hopes are crushed by the harsh decision of Trump administration, leaving them with no choice but to stay amidst the bloodbath. The US, over centuries, has welcomed the refugees, who in return, have contributed a lot to the US society in terms of academics, technology, research and development, and other areas of excellence. What makes Trump turn a blind eye to these realities? Only Trump and his god, if any, knows.

Banning Victims Not Perpetrators

Another important aspect of the ban on the refugees is the fact that Trump has actually banned the victims, not the perpetrators of violence in the Middle East and North Africa. The people from all the six Muslim countries that he has banned have been the victims of violence.

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The perpetrators of violence, that is, the terrorist and the brutal regimes are proudly flaunting US-made weapons and use them to kill the innocent people. Saudi Arabia is killing innocent people in Yemen, Trump has not banned Saudis. Israel is killing Palestinians, he has not banned the Israelis. Qatar is known to have contributed to violence in Syria, no ban on them, and in every practical sense, the US itself is involved in most of the violent conflicts across the world, but for Trump it is correct to ban the victims. Hence proved, Mr President is very wise, and yes, not to forget, he is also a businessman.

Trump and Freedom of Speech

The first blow by Trump after becoming President was to a media person when he denied him a question during his first press conference. What followed was Trump's administration calling media the opposition party. Scaremongering is considered blasphemous in journalism, but one thing is for sure there is some tough time ahead for the journalists under Trump administration. A section of media in the US has taken on the President is highly inspiring, however, nobody knows what the future holds for them.

The Way Forward

Whenever they face injustice from the politicians, people instantly fall back to the judiciary. For now, the US federal judge has blocked part of Trump's executive order on immigration, ruling that travellers who have already landed in the US with valid visas should not be sent back to their home countries, however, this is just the beginning. There seems to be a long legal battle ahead for the immigrants and the refugees in the US. The constitution of the US guarantees basic human rights to everyone and safeguards the integrity of an individual.

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Also, the UNHCR must act and ensure that no injustice is done to the refugees and they should be treated according to the unanimously agreed upon principles of the Universal Human Rights. We hope that some more sane voices will be raised in the US and the rest of the world to keep a check on the man who seems hell-bent on turning a democracy into an authoritarian regime.