Nigerians, who have long decried the visa application processes in both the United States and Europe as racist, expressed disbelief and anger after the Trump administration announced the new policy, which takes effect Feb. 21. ADADOkorafor Chimedu, a 29-year-old teacher in Warri, Nigeria, called it a “collective punishment.” Chimedu has a university degree and relatives already living in the United States to sponsor him but knows his odds of relocating are now slim unless something changes. ADImmigrant visas were targeted because people with those visas are the most difficult to remove after they arrive in the United States, U.S. officials said. ADNigerian President Muhammadu Buhar has established a committee “to study and address the updated U.S. requirements,” presidential spokesman Femi Adesina said Saturday. Nigeria, the seventh-most populous nation in the world with more than 200 million people, is expected to see that figure double by 2050.

Source: Washington Post February 01, 2020 20:03 UTC