Israel for years has maintained Trumpian semi-bans on entry by citizens from several Arab countries and asylum seekers; The difference is that the law is often not enforced.
Defending his executive order directing the construction of a wall along the US border with Mexico, President Donald Trump pointed to Israel as a model, saying “a wall protects.”
With another swipe of his pen two days later, on Jan. 27, Trump enacted a targeted travel ban. As it turns out, that executive order, which has since been suspended by a federal judge, also has at least superficial similarities to Israel’s immigration regime.
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