Just imagine if Trump had stopped immigration in early February
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There are tons of valid questions about the legality and the mechanism of this supposed suspension, and like many tweeted promises of Trump, this might never really happen.
Here’s my question: Given how fiercely Trump has always spoken about the threats from immigration, why did he not take earlier and stronger steps to close our borders and limit foreign travel into the country?
Yes, he issued a “travel ban” on China shortly after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global health emergency. But that has been porous. Reportedly, 40,000 people have entered the U.S. from China since then, and the original plan didn't put a special system in place to isolate returning Americans. Later, he issued European travel bans on March 11, but by then, the virus was already in the U.S. and spreading.
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