Manawatu people condemn Trump's Muslim banPATRICK T FALLON People protest against United States President Donald Trump's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries at the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport. Manawatu politicians, refugees and community leaders are aghast at the discrimination and chaos caused by United States President Donald Trump's so-called Muslim ban. READ MORES:* Trump freezes refugee programme, orders new vetting for entry* Bill English criticises Donald Trump's Muslim ban as 'not the New Zealand way'* Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy weighs in on Muslim travel ban* Donald Trump's Muslim ban has no place in NZ, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully saysTrump last week temporarily suspended the entry of people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Ball, a New Zealand First MP from Palmerston North, said the ban did not come as a surprise following Trump's campaign. Lees-Galloway said that within Manawatu, Muslim and refugee communities would still be "welcomed with open arms", and they would be safe and valued community members.

Source: Stuff January 30, 2017 06:03 UTC