Syrian Refugees: Trump and Pro-Refugee Petition

syrian refugees: Trump is expected to take steps to stop accepting Syrian refugees, suspend the United States' broader refugee program for 120 days and suspend issuing visas for people from seven predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa, according to The Chronicle Herald. As Trump signed the first actions Wednesday afternoon, the hashtags NoBan NoWall and Refugees Welcome trended on Twitter, and thousands signed a pro-refugee petition by Christian evangelical groups. In joint press conferences and rallies across the country, they are decrying an action Trump signed to jumpstart construction on a southern border wall. Muslims, immigrants and their supporters rallied in New York City and elsewhere in protest. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us, said Greisa Martinez, an advocacy director of the United We Dream Network, describing herself as undocumented, unafraid and here to stay. Advocates and activists across racial, religious and ethnic lines have linked before but are now mounting a more unified response. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.