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December 8, 2015

International Business Times: US Visa Waiver Program Reform Bill: Amid Donald Trump Anti-Muslim Comments, Proposed Travel Restrictions Will Boost Discrimination, Opponents Say

“Donald Trump is out there with the pomp and the inflammatory rhetoric, but behind the scenes, we’re seeing this type of policy being legislated and put into law,” said Jamal Abdi, executive director for the National Iranian-American Council Action (NIAC), a civic action group in Washington. “It singles people out based on their nationality, and we feel that it sets up a discriminatory system where for Europeans of Iranian descent, they will face new challenges to the U.S.” 

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