ACP, AMA: Trump’s revised executive order on immigration still poses threats to health care

President Donald J. Trump’s revised executive order on immigration will allow existing visa holders from six designated, majority-Muslim countries to enter and reenter the United States; however, the new order still encourages discrimination against Muslims, hinders travel by physicians and others and exacerbates a public health crisis for refugees, according to a press release by the ACP. In the revised order, Iraq was removed from the ban, as was the indefinite ban of Syrian refugees. Residents of Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Syria and Yemen will still not be able to secure visas for travel to the United States for a period of 90 days starting March 16 under the travel ban. In addition, the new order offers travel allowances to legal, permanent residents of the United States, those with existing visas or those who have previously been granted asylum or refugee status. The order is intended to address concerns with an executive order issued Jan. 27 that was met with widespread protests and was suspended in federal court.