- Title: Residents in Florida city support Trump travel ban
- Date: 30th January 2017
- Summary: DAVIE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 30, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF SHOPPING CENTER AMERICAN FLAG (SOUNDBITE) (English) KEVIN HALE, FLORIDA RESIDENT, TRAVEL BAN SUPPORTER, SAYING: "I'm thinking with what's going on in this country with the bombings and killings of innocent people, personally, keep them (Muslims) all out because up until now the screening hasn't worked because they are filtering in the bad Muslims with the good Muslims. So, for now, they are running back and forth with multiple visas, going over there and training, they aren't visiting. So, leave them all out and see how that works." VARIOUS OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY STORE (SOUNDBITE) (English) BILL SCHRODER, TRAVEL BAN SUPPORTER, SAYING: "Why would we create the same situation in the United States that they already have in the Mideast (Middle East). It would be my opinion that we should ban all Muslims. Why create a new problem? We have enough of them (Muslims). (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED TRUMP SUPPORTER IN SUPPORT OF TRAVEL BAN, SAYING: "That's it. He (Trump) needs to do what he has to do." EXTERIOR OF SHOPPING CENTER WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JANUARY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ANTI TRAVEL BAN PROTESTS
- Embargoed: 13th February 2017 22:50
- Keywords: Donald Trump Florida immigration ban executive order
- Location: DAVIE, FLORIDA AND WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: DAVIE, FLORIDA AND WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001619Y24N
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: For David Hale, President Trump's immigration ban is campaign promise fulfilled. Standing outside a Home Depot in what could be considered Trump heartland, the retiree thinks the executive order will keep the United States safer.
"I'm thinking with what's going on in this country with the bombings and killings of innocent people, personally, keep them (Muslims) all out because up until now the screening hasn't worked because they are filtering in the bad Muslims with the good Muslims," he said.
"So, for now, they are running back and forth with multiple visas, going over there and training, they aren't visiting. So, leave them all out and see how that works," Hale added.
By executive order on Friday (January 27), Trump banned immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries - Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen - and temporarily halted the entry of refugees.
In the electoral strongholds for Trump, residents seemed nonplussed about the uproar flashing across their television screens. They shrugged off concerns about botched execution, damage to foreign relations and legal challenges across the country.
Bill Schroder, an accountant, believes the immigration ban will stop Middle East violence from spilling onto streets in the United States.
"Why would we create the same situation in the United States that they already have in the Mideast (Middle East). It would be my opinion that we should ban all Muslims. Why create a new problem? We have enough of them (Muslims)."
One Trump supporter who wouldn't identify himself said Trump is simply protecting America.
"He (Trump) needs to do what he has to do," he said.
In Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other cities, Trump's action set off an outpouring of anger as thousands protested the executive order. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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