No good reason
Did Trump sign a secret executive order telling customs and border patrol to keep out as many brown foreigners as possible? Because if he didn’t, I don’t see why the Tibetan women’s football team was denied visas to come here for a tournament in Texas.
They say they were told they had “no good reason” to visit the US.
Most of the players are Tibetan refugees living in India, and had applied at the US embassy in Delhi.
India isn’t one of Trump’s random “seven countries.” Neither is Tibet.
Cassie Childers, the executive director of Tibet Women’s Soccer and a US citizen, told the BBC that she had accompanied the group of 16 players for interviews at the embassy on 24 February.
“I am disappointed because we had planned the trip for months. It was a big moment in every player’s life when they were told about the trip. It was their opportunity to tell the world that Tibetan women are capable of achieving anything,” she said.
Ms Childers added that she was “ashamed” that her country refused to grant visas to a women’s football team.
But she also said she didn’t think it was Trump’s doing. Apparently we don’t like to let Tibetans in, because they might ask for asylum.
Tibet Women’s Soccer
Surprised Trump didn’t take this opportunity to poke China as they don’t like any recognition by anyone anywhere that such a place as “Tibet” exists .He’ll find that out if he ever has occasion to meet with the Dalai Lama.
Want ti bet Trump has any notion of Tibet or its conflict with China? If he knows anything about this, it’s probably spelled Dallai Llama. Turkey legs.
Oh good grief. Is coming to the USA to see the grand Canyon a good reason? I visited Chicago to watch a Triathlon, was that a good reason? Thankfully I’m a white male…
Beats me. Can’t think of one good reason to visit the USA, for the duration.
Nor can I. My wife and I decided visiting the US would not be a good idea at this time.
This reminds me of a Marcus Brigstocke (Brit. comedian) skit mocking British nationalists before the London Olympics.
“You what? Let a bunch of foreign athletes into the country? As soon as they’re off the plane they’ll have it away on their toes and nobody’ll be able to catch the buggers”.