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How will Trumps opinions on immigrants affect relationships with other countries?

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On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order banning people from several countries - including Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and Sudan - from entering the United States for 90 days. The measure also suspended admission of all refugees for at least 120 days and from Syria indefinitely.

The decision sent shock waves around the world, throwing U.S. immigration policy into chaos. In 2016, the State Department issued 617,752 immigrant visas and 10,891,745 nonimmigrant visas. About 5 percent went to people from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen. Here's how the affected countries are beginning to hit back at the legislation, along with reactions from around the world:

In Iraq, Renas Jano, a member of the parliament's foreign affairs committee, told journalists that "after the U.S. president's decision to stop granting visas for Iraqi citizens, it is very likely that Iraq will stop granting U.S. citizens entry visas." This decision, he noted will largely impact American soldiers, diplomats and companies that do business in the country. "The reciprocal decision to stop giving visas will cause damage to a lot of people as there are large U.S. forces here to support us in our war against [the Islamic State], in addition to the presence of diplomatic personnel and U.S. businessmen." He noted that Iraqi students would also be affected. Fellow Iraqi lawmaker Majid Chenkali, a Kurdish Sunni, told reporters that his country should respond with similar visa policies for Americans. "It should be an eye for an eye," he said.
Though nothing has been decided yet, CBS News reports that the U.S. ambassador to Iraq has warned that the Iraqi government is considering banning all American passport holders. That would include contractors working across the country.

Iran issued a statement Saturday morning calling Trump's executive order "a flagrant insult to the Muslim world, especially the great Iranian nation." Iranian officials also took aim at the idea that the measure would keep Americans safer. "It will be recorded in the history as a great gift to extremists and their sponsors," the statement read. Iran said it will retaliate by limiting visas to Americans and that it is closely monitoring the short-term fallout from the move and is considering "appropriate legal, consular and diplomatic measures."

The United Nations urged Trump to reconsider his ban. "The needs of refugees and migrants worldwide have never been greater and the U.S. resettlement program is one of the most important in the world," the organization said in a statement.

France attacked Trump's decision as isolationist. French President François Hollande told reporters that Europe must unite and provide a "firm" response to the executive order. "When he refuses the arrival of refugees, while Europe has done its duty, we have to respond."

Germany has taken in more than 1 million refugees and migrants since 2015. The country's leaders condemned Trump's executive order. "The United States is a country where Christian traditions have an important meaning. Loving your neighbor is a major Christian value, and that includes helping people," German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said at a news conference in Paris. "I think that is what unites us in the West, and I think that is what we want to make clear to the Americans."

Theresa May, prime minister of Britain, refused to say whether she supported the executive order.

Sudan called Trump's decision "very unfortunate," especially in light of "historic steps" to lift sanctions for cooperation on combating terrorism. Just weeks ago, the Obama administration agreed to lift a 20-year-old trade embargo against the country. It also removed financial sanctions, thanks to Khartoum's cooperation in fighting Islamic State and other groups.

In the wake of Trump's executive order, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirmed Canada's commitment to resettling refugees, saying that Canada "will welcome those fleeing "persecution, terror and war regardless of your faith."

To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada

- Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 28, 2017

Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon agreed.

Norway's foreign minister tweets in solidarity:

Norway's foreign minister also speaks out against Trump's ban https://t.co/85jPAA0DZ6

- Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) January 28, 2017

In a Facebook post, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg expressed concern about Trump's executive order. "We should also keep our doors open to refugees and those who need help. That's who we are. Had we turned away refugees a few decades ago, Priscilla's family wouldn't be here today."

The Church World Service released a statement signed by more than 2,000 faith leaders decrying the "derogatory language that has been used about Middle Eastern refugees and our Muslim friends and neighbors. Inflammatory rhetoric has no place in our response to this humanitarian crisis," they wrote. "The U.S. Refugee Resettlement program has been and should remain open to those of all nationalities and religions who face persecution on account of the reasons enumerated under U.S. law." Signers included the Revs. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; John C. Dorhauer, president of the United Church of Christ; and Bishop Bruce R. Ough, president of the United Methodist Church's Council of Bishops.

Several prominent Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey, have not issued statements. We will continue to update.

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Here's how the world is responding to Trump's ban on refugees, travelers from 7 Muslim nations

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On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order banning people from several countries - including Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and Sudan - from entering the United States for 90 days. The measure also suspended admission of all refugees for at least 120 days and from Syria indefinitely.

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How will Trumps opinions on immigrants affect relationships with other countries?

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After months of talk during the presidential campaign and in the lead up to his inauguration, Donald Trump appears set to take action on his promises to build a wall on the US-Mexico border and to expel immigrants in the US illegally.

Sources told Reuters that Trump would begin issuing orders on Wednesday, likely directing the construction of the border wall and other actions to track down and deport undocumented immigrants.

As a part of the immigration and border measures, Trump is expected to propose the hiring of 5,000 more US border agents and call for local law enforcement agencies to work with federal immigration authorities.

The latter step could mean raids on workplaces and homes and dividing families already in the US.

The reports of imminent action on Trump's border and immigration plans have spurred backlash in Mexico - not only at Trump and not only for his continued insistence that Mexico will pay for the wall.

Mexico's economy minister and newly appointed foreign minister are slated to meet with members of Trump's team - including advisers Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner and National Security Adviser Michael Flynn - in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is to visit the US on January 31 to meet with Trump.

Accordingly, Mexicans have called on their government to cancel these meetings and send a message to the Trump administration that it will not kowtow to what is seen as bullying.

Reuters/Carlo Allegri

Peña Nieto and Luis Videgaray - the foreign minister who, as finance minister, arranged Trump's controversial meeting with the Mexican president in late August - have also been singled out for derision and exhortations.

"I don't think there are conditions for the visit of president [Peña Nieto] to Washington," tweeted Jesús Silva-Herzog Márquez, a professor of government and public policy in Monterrey.

"Peña will arrive in Washington with things decided against him. For one thing, the wall. He should not go," Héctor Aguilar Camín, a writer and director of Nexos magazine, said on Twitter.

Jorge Castañeda, Mexico's foreign minister from 2000 to 2003, said the leak of plans for executive orders on border and immigration policies on the eve of the Mexican government's meetings in Washington was "outrageous."

"The president of USA has been very erratic and the leaks are undeniably his; it is a game of bad faith that could put [Peña Nieto] in a situation of vulnerability because he has nothing to gain," Castañeda said in an interview with Imagen Radio.

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"THE WALL IS COMING. And our 'president' still seeks audience [with] the boss," Trump, tweeted John Ackerman, a law professor and writer who lives and works in Mexico. Peña Nieto "should cancel immediately his meeting [at the] White House ..."

"And Videgaray is going to be in Washington while that happens," Mexican security analyst Alejandro Hope said in response to Trump's Tuesday-night tweet announcing a "big day" on national security on Wednesday.

"That man has an admirable knack for humiliation," Hope added, referring to Videgaray.

"Will [Peña Nieto] dare to say in public and in the White House: 'We will not pay for the wall' and 'Mexico first'?" Univision and Fusion journalist Jorge Ramos said on Twitter.

"Mexico should oppose the construction of the Trump Wall. Don't discuss who will pay for it," said Rogelio Audiffred, a former federal deputy from Mexico's center-right Institutional Revolutionary Party, of which Peña Nieto is the leader.

"Accepting the first," Audiffred added, "implies the second."

REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

"What needs to be done is cancel the Southern Border Plan as soon as the executive order to finance the wall is signed," Mexican author Álvaro Enrigue tweeted on Tuesday night, referring to the plan implemented by Peña Nieto's government, with US backing, to crack down on the flow of migrants over Mexico's southern border.

"What Mexico's foreign minister Luis Videgaray needs to do is skip DC and get on a plane to China. Now," said Lucrecia Santibañez, a professor at Claremont Graduate University.

Calls for the Mexican government to expand its partnerships with other countries have increased in recent months, as Trump rose in the polls and then won the US presidential election.

"Mexico is waking up to realize that we cannot keep being economically dependent on the USA. This is the lesson: diversify," Viridiana Rios, a global fellow at the Washington, DC-based Wilson Center and a former adviser to the Mexican finance ministry, told Business Insider after the election. "And we will. It will take some time, and will be painful in the short term, but will happen."

During a speech this week, Peña Nieto also said that the Mexican government would start talks about new bilateral commercial agreements with other countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership, a trade pact thrown into doubt by Trump's withdrawal of the US from negotiations. (Though Peña Nieto also cancelled his participation in a regional summit this week due to his "internal agenda" throwing into doubt his commitment to partners other than the US).

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Trump has railed against the NAFTA trade deal binding the countries of North America, saying that the US would abandon the pact if he couldn't renegotiate "a fair deal." Mexico has said it's willing to "modernize" NAFTA, particularly on the matter of rules of origin for imports and exports, but some details couldn't be altered.

"There are very clear red lines that must be drawn from the state," Ildefonso Guajardo, the economy minister, said before leaving for Washington. "If we're going for something that is less than what we have now, it doesn't make sense to stay in."

"What we want is to maintain free access for Mexican products, without restrictions, without tariffs and quotas," Videgaray said on Monday.

Henry Romero/REUTERS

The Mexican government may be trying to deter Trump from making any drastic changes to NAFTA, the end of which would hurt the US but wreak havoc on the Mexican economy.

To this end, Peña Nieto has hinted Mexico could halt cooperation on issues like border security and immigration should Trump scrap NAFTA.

While Trump has been and continues to be an object of scorn for many Mexicans, the US president's antagonism has thrown into relief the many of the frustrations they have with their own government, on issues ranging from security to corruption to poor economic progress.

Whatever Peña Nieto's strategy for dealing with Trump is going forward, those frustrations are unlikely to ease.

"We don't fear the #Wall of [Donald Trump]," said priest and human-rights activist Alejandro Solalinde. "We fear the wall of corruption built" by the PRI and Peña Nieto.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - City officials across the country are at odds with President Donald Trump over immigration.

Many cities in the U.S. have declared themselves "sanctuary cities." A sanctuary city is a place that allows immigrants who entered the country without the proper permission to live safely without fear of being deported.

President Donald Trump's administration recently said it wants to go after these cities. City leaders across the U.S. plan to fight back.

Melissa Mark-Viverito is a City Council leader in New York. She said city officials will be Donald Trump's "worst nightmare." She went to a gathering of leaders from U.S. cities including San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Chicago and Philadelphia.

New York Officials Will Not Cooperate

New York officials have a plan. They will block cooperation between city police and federal immigration agents.

Jeff Sessions is the attorney general, the chief lawyer for the United States. He warned cities that protect undocumented immigrants. He said that it is against the law and could be harmful.

The federal government gives grants to cities. It could stop giving money to any city that breaks federal immigration law, though. Cities may have to prove they are following the law before they can get a grant.

Trump Targets Immigrants

When Trump was running for president, he regularly spoke about violent crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. In January, he issued an order. It said that the government will put together a weekly list of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.

At the White House, Sessions spoke about two murders committed by immigrants. These undocumented immigrants were released by local police. They were wanted by federal agents.

Immigrants Do Not Increase The Crime Rate

City leaders say that these crimes are rare. There are an estimated 11 million immigrants living in the country without permission. There is no evidence that crime among immigrants is higher than people born in the United States.

Helen Gym is a member of the Philadelphia City Council. She said immigrants play an important role in the U.S. She doesn't think they are dangerous. Instead, she thinks immigrants may be in danger.

City officials shared stories of immigrants in their cities who were arrested by federal immigration agents. Some immigrants were at their children's schools. Some were at courthouses. Gym said some people have used Trump's extreme immigration beliefs to treat immigrants unfairly.

Lourdes Rosado is a lawyer in New York. She says that sanctuary cities are following the law.

"It's voluntary whether or not to cooperate," Rosado said. She said that cities may have to settle this in court, though.

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Despite White House threats, city leaders resist immigration orders

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - City officials across the country are at odds with President Donald Trump over immigration. Many cities in the U.S. have declared themselves "sanctuary cities." A sanctuary city is a place that allows immigrants who entered the country without the proper permission to live safely without fear of being deported.

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 Does Trump have a special relationship with Russia?

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WASHINGTON, D.C.- President Donald Trump is angry. A special lawyer was named to investigate claims that he worked with Russia to win the 2016 election. Russian hackers did hack several Democratic Party groups. However, there is not yet any proof that Trump played a role.

Democrats and Republicans are the two main political groups in the United States. Lately, the two groups have been more divided than ever. Trump, a Republican, says the claims that he worked with Russia are untrue. He says that they come from Democrats who want to harm his reputation.

Still, two investigations have been going on in both the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, and in Congress.

An investigation will show "what we already know," he wrote, that there was no plot between his campaign and any foreign group. He added that he looks forward to the matter ending quickly.

Trump Calls Investigation A "Witch Hunt"

Trump went on Twitter on Thursday. He said the investigation is "the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!"

The Justice Department on Wednesday chose the special lawyer to lead the investigation. It will be a former head of the FBI, Robert Mueller. As the special counsel, Mueller will be able to force people to give him any evidence he needs. He will also be able to bring the case to court should he find proof of any wrongdoing.

The surprise announcement to hand the investigation over to Mueller was a shift for Trump's Justice Department. Earlier, the department, which is responsible for enforcing the law, had resisted calls from Democrats for an outside lawyer. Democrats wanted someone who is not part of Trump's government. Mueller is respected by both Republicans and Democrats. Still, he was not picked by Trump.

James Comey's Firing

Mueller is in charge of the Russia investigation and any matters coming from it. This might include several other things. It would surely include Trump's firing last week of FBI leader James Comey.

For example, last week Trump made headlines when he fired Comey. As head of the FBI, Comey was disliked by both Democrats and Republicans at different times. When he was fired, though, Democrats suggested it might be because Trump wanted to stop the FBI's investigation into his ties with Russia.

Newspapers reported that the president asked Comey to stop the investigation of Michael Flynn. Trump had chosen Flynn as a national security leader. Flynn was being investigated for his ties to Russia.

Earlier this week, newspapers reported that Trump gave Russian officials secret security information. They said the information was about a potential terror attack. The sources who told the newspapers about both Flynn and the secret security information said they wanted to remain nameless. Because of this, the claims are hard to prove.

Trump Denies Accusations

Trump has denied both allegations. He says he fired Comey because he was not doing a good job. He also says he never told the Russian officials secret information.

Republicans have mostly supported Trump in his first months as president. Their support continued as the FBI and Congress stepped up their investigations.

However, Republican lawmakers became nervous after Trump fired Comey. He had been leading the FBI investigation. They also have been concerned after Comey associates said he had notes from a meeting with Trump.

Democrats And Republicans Like Mueller

Both Republicans and Democrats are happy about Mueller being hired.

Mueller is a former national lawyer at the Justice Department. He was confirmed as the FBI leader days before the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. The FBI's mission was raised as the U.S. worked to prevent another attack. Mueller was so valued that Obama asked him to stay on two years longer than his 10-year term.

After that, Obama hired Comey.

Republican leader Paul Ryan says Mueller fits his goal. He wants to be sure that "investigations are allowed to follow the facts wherever they may lead."

Republican Jason Chaffetz said Mueller was a "great" pick.

Democrats are happy with Mueller, too.

"He will be fair and he's not going to be easily swayed," said Elijah Cummings. He is a Democrat.

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NEW YORK, New York - On Monday, thousands of people planned protests against President Donald Trump. They hoped the protests would send a message to the president and other lawmakers. They wanted lawmakers to know they are against the president's new immigration policies.

Trump has been trying to put more limits on who can and cannot move to the United States. These immigration policies have been praised by some people. Many people, though, argue that the policies are unfair.

May 1, or May Day, is traditionally celebrated as International Workers' Day. People protest across the world to demand better working conditions. In the United States, people are protesting to draw attention to how important immigrants are to American businesses. Immigrants are people who have moved to the country but were not born in the U.S. From farms to factories, many jobs in the United States are done by immigrant workers.

In Philadelphia, about 1,000 schoolteachers held signs and protested at schools around the city. Many of the teachers took sick days to protest. Some supportive parents joined them. Schools were open and the district said it was working with principals and substitute teachers to make sure classes would not be affected.

Support For Immigrants Marching In Protest

In Washington, D.C., construction company owner Salvador Zelaya paid his employees to take the day off to attend a march. Zelaya is an immigrant from El Salvador in Central America. He said his 18 workers were making banners to take to a rally at the White House. Trump's plans would greatly affect immigrants from Central America, where Zelaya is from.

Zelaya offered a simple message for the president, stating, "All of us, we are immigrants. We came to this country. We work hard. We build up our own business. We employ people. We pay taxes and we make America great."

Much of the action was expected Monday afternoon and evening. Tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters planned to rally in large and small cities across the country.

The first day of May is a traditional day for people to march for workers' rights in countries around the world. Now, it has become a day to rally for immigrants in the United States.

Large Turnouts Expected This Year

In recent years, immigrant rights protests have grown smaller. This year, however, larger crowds were expected to return. Immigrant groups have joined with Muslim groups, women's rights supporters and others. They are united against the president's plans.

"We have never seen such an outpouring of support as we have since the election of Donald Trump," said Kica Matos. She is a spokeswoman for the Fair Immigration Reform Movement. It is a grassroots immigrant rights group.

Trump has tried to lower the number of people moving to the United States. He wants to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. The wall, he says, will stop people from coming to the country without permission. He also used an order to stop people from traveling from six countries that are mostly Muslim. This order was stopped by a judge.

The government has arrested immigrants who moved the U.S. without permission. The government also wants to take money away from cities that do not help the government arrest these immigrants. This was also stopped in court.

Proving That America Needs Immigrants

Local leaders have promised to fight back. More people have become involved in protests and talking to their elected lawmakers.

In addition to rallies, immigrant rights groups are also calling for strikes. In a strike, all of the workers refuse to work and people do not buy things. The strike would show how much America needs immigrants.

Immigrant rights groups said they hope their message will reach Trump, lawmakers and the public.

Tom K. Wong is a professor of political science at the University of California in San Diego. He said the president is actually creating more support for immigrant rights supporters. The attention gives the immigrant rights movement a chance to make its message heard.

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Huge protests planned across U.S. to challenge Trump's immigration views

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