Trump expands travel ban to 39...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : The latest proclamation reinstates the travel ban as a central feature of Mr Trump's immigration agenda, significantly widening its global scope.
53% : President Donald Trump has signed a trump-further-restricts-and-limits-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/">proclamation expanding the US travel ban to include nationals from 39 countries, a significant increase from the previous list of 19, the White House said on Tuesday.
49% : Under the new order, seven additional countries are subject to a full travel ban: Laos, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria.
40% : The White House said the expanded travel ban was based on what it described as "severe deficiencies in screening, vetting, and information-sharing" by the countries listed.
22% : During his first term, Mr Trump introduced a controversial travel ban targeting several majority-Muslim countries.

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