"(K.R.) The recently signed order temporarily barring people from several terror connected countries from entering the U.S. has become the subject of so much confusion, false narratives, propaganda, and just plain fake news that we've decided to run a series looking into the claims.  MEDIA NARRATIVE: The 7 nations in Donald Trump's executive order on immigration were chosen by Trump specifically because he had no business interests in them.  REALITY:  The 7 nations mentioned by the media (Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen) aren't even listed in Trump's executive order.  Instead, the order simply says ""countries referred to"" in a law written by the Obama Administration in 2015 and 2016.  The Department of Homeland Security under President Obama, pursuant to the ""Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015"", banned residents and people who'd traveled to 7 terror prone countries from entering to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program.  The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows citizens of specific countries to travel to the U.S. for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa.  Considering these 7 countries were chosen by the Obama Administration, saying Trump chose them based on his business interests is highly dubious, misleading, and likely intended to impugn his motivations, a sad reflection of the state of the media, especially considering these are mainstream news organization making the claim.  SOURCES:  https://www.dhs.gov/news/2016/02/18/dhs-announces-further-travel-restrictions-visa-waiver-program http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-muslim-ban-excludes-countries-linked-businesses-article-1.2957956 https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-trump-immigration-ban-conflict-of-interest/ http://fortune.com/2017/01/27/donald-trump-muslim-immigration-ban-conflict/ https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3431047/Extreme-Vetting-EO.pdf: MEDIA NARRATIVE  Donald Trump only chose countries for the  temporary immigration ban that he doesn't  do business with  REALITY  Donald Trump didn't choose the 7 countries  covered by the temporary ban. They were  chosen in 2015 and 2016...  by the Obama Administration.  Unbiased America  About 2,000,000 results  Top stories  Trump's Muslim ban excludes countries linked to his businesses  New York Daily News 2hours ago  Trump's Immigration Ban Excludes Countries With Business Ties  Bioomberg dar ago  Trump's immigration Ban Doesn't Include Countries with Business Links  Fortune 1 day ago  More for trump muslim ban butiness interests  Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015  What are the new  requirements forwPtravel?  Under the Act, travelers in the following categories are no longer eligible to  travel or be admitted tothe United States under the VWP:  Nationals of WPP countries who have been present in lraq,Syria, or  countries listed underspecified designation lists currently including ran  and Sudan) at any time on or after March 1.2011 (with limited  government/military exceptions).  NationalsofwwP countries who have been presentin Iraq, Syria, Iran,  Sudan, at any time on or after March 1,2011 (with limited  government military exceptions)  DHS Announces Further Travel Restrictions 2/18/16  WASHINGTON-The Department Homeland soday announced that tis  connung implementation (K.R.) The recently signed order temporarily barring people from several terror connected countries from entering the U.S. has become the subject of so much confusion, false narratives, propaganda, and just plain fake news that we've decided to run a series looking into the claims.  MEDIA NARRATIVE: The 7 nations in Donald Trump's executive order on immigration were chosen by Trump specifically because he had no business interests in them.  REALITY:  The 7 nations mentioned by the media (Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen) aren't even listed in Trump's executive order.  Instead, the order simply says ""countries referred to"" in a law written by the Obama Administration in 2015 and 2016.  The Department of Homeland Security under President Obama, pursuant to the ""Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015"", banned residents and people who'd traveled to 7 terror prone countries from entering to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program.  The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows citizens of specific countries to travel to the U.S. for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa.  Considering these 7 countries were chosen by the Obama Administration, saying Trump chose them based on his business interests is highly dubious, misleading, and likely intended to impugn his motivations, a sad reflection of the state of the media, especially considering these are mainstream news organization making the claim.  SOURCES:  https://www.dhs.gov/news/2016/02/18/dhs-announces-further-travel-restrictions-visa-waiver-program http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-muslim-ban-excludes-countries-linked-businesses-article-1.2957956 https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-trump-immigration-ban-conflict-of-interest/ http://fortune.com/2017/01/27/donald-trump-muslim-immigration-ban-conflict/ https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3431047/Extreme-Vetting-EO.pdf"
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