Why does Donald Trump seem to be fixated by foreign nationals? | Inside Story

The US imposes a travel ban on 12 countries, with restrictions on seven more. President Donald Trump says his initiative aims to protect national security and needs to crack down on immigration, to do so. But critics say the ban is racist and has nothing to do with safety. And it’s not the first one of its kind - Trump issued a similar order in 2017 that focussed on Muslim-majority countries. So is security really at stake here? What might Trump gain from the ban? And what will be the repercussions for people living in - and outside - of the US ? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests Yael Schacher, director for Americas and Europe at Refugees International. Steven Heller, US immigration lawyer. Johanna Leblance, national security and US foreign policy specialist. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #TrumpTravelBan #USImmigrationPolicy #ForeignNationals #ImmigrationBan #NationalSecurity #MuslimBan #TrumpAdministration #DiscriminatoryPolicy #AlJazeeraEnglish