Trump Immigration Policies

Discussions revolve around Donald Trump's immigration policies, including travel bans, visa restrictions, and accusations of xenophobia or racism, often comparing to previous administrations and debating their relevance to tech and HN.

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mdotk Jan 27, 2017 View on HN

This happened 6 years in 2011! Why is it an issue now? Should we block everyone that supports Trump from leaving the US??

ekimekim Jul 28, 2020 View on HN

Yes, you're very unaware. Anti-immigration has been a signifigant part of the current administration's agenda (and longer term than that, politics in general on both sides of the aisle). I won't venture into the exact motivations for this stance (it's not helpful to the current discussion, and HN isn't really the best place for that kind of political talk) but the sheer pervasiveness and amount of vitriol behind it are the reason you're getting downvoted - it's

mratsim Jun 29, 2020 View on HN

Seems like they learned from Trump and the change in visa/immigration to distract the public.

gonvaled Dec 25, 2017 View on HN

You mean like the new immigration laws approved by the US government?EDITTo the downvoters: https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-38785028

make3 Dec 11, 2016 View on HN

he means trump is much worse with regards to immigration than anyone else in recent years

551199 Jan 29, 2017 View on HN

Yep, US has been bombing and droning many of these countries and people coming in should be taken without any knowledge who they are or what are their intentions?Trump just signed action for 5 year lobbying plan. Looks like he deliver once more. It's shameful HN doesn't flag posts calling Trump and his supporters nazis, homophobic and other names. While any dissident about liberals is flagged/downvoted to oblivion.

tn13 Feb 17, 2017 View on HN

Sounds like US immigration policy.

flukus Jan 31, 2017 View on HN

A lot of people seem to be under the impressions that Trump has banned immigration.

robthebrew Jul 25, 2025 View on HN

Trump's aggressive policies against foreign visitors (legal ones!) are to blame.

cookiecaper Jan 31, 2017 View on HN

* The ban is a temporary measure and has nothing to do with religion. President Obama signed a list of countries into law for enhanced visa scrutiny and President Trump used that exact list without modification, directly referencing the statute in which it was codified. They'd already been identified as terrorism hotspots that warranted additional scrutiny from immigration officials by the Obama administration. Trump just took it a step further and temporarily halted immigration from these