Subj : Travel Ban?
To   : Gregory Deyss
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Wed Apr 22 2020 01:36 am

-=> On 04-21-20  08:24,  Gregory Deyss <=-
-=> spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Tuesday Briefing <=-

DS> Did it? He "closed the borders" and yet tens of thousands of people
DS> came from China to the USA since then.

GD> You seem to lack the understanding of what a travel ban means.

I understand -- it seems that you and Trump do not.

GD> It should be obvious. As this is not a trick question.
GD> Travel Ban means exactly that. No Travel in to the U.S. from China
GD> So please do explain how "tens of thousands of people" came from China
GD> to the USA since then.

Nearly 40,000 Americans and authorized travelers have come into the U.S.
from China since President Trump imposed travel restrictions more than
two months ago, the New York Times reports.

Why it matters: Trump has suggested that his action to ban foreigners
from entering the U.S. if they were in China before early February has
contributed to lower COVID-19 cases and fatalities in the U.S.

"I cut off China very early. And if I didn't, we would have a chart that
you wouldn't believe," Trump said at a briefing on Friday, referring to
White House models on where the virus has spread in the U.S. and how
many deaths have occurred. Details: 279 flights from China have arrived
in the U.S. since Trump's travel restrictions were announced, "and
screening procedures have been uneven," the Times notes.

And now, he is banning legitimate immigrants from entering the country.
Since the USA has more covid-19 infections than the next four countries
combined, it is difficult to see what that ban will accomplish.  OTOH,
it might well save the lives of thousands of immigrants.

                              Dale Shipp
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