While no language in the Executive Order expressly states the temporary action is a ban on Muslims, several prominent members of the Aloha State say it can’t be viewed as anything but. “This executive order is immoral and antithetical to our history and our values, and I will do everything I can to try to reverse it,” Schatz said in a press release. According to migrationpolicy.org, roughly a quarter million residents of Hawaii in 2014 were foreign-born, up more than 38,000 from 2000. Phillip Keuhlen, a semi-retired consultant in the nuclear industry who has lived on Hawaii Island since June, took exception with the characterization of the Executive Order on immigration as a Muslim ban. So the notion of the immigration policy being put in place now — I don’t think it’s the right thing to do.

Source: Libya Today January 31, 2017 10:07 UTC