Authors react to Donald Trump immigration ban
J.K. Rowling, John Green, Tahereh Mafi, and Malala Yousafzai are just some of the authors speaking out against Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban.
Friday saw the president sign an executive order that not only halts refugees from entering the United States, but also immigrants from seven “Muslim-majority” countries, including Syria, Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Sudan, and Iran. The action also initially applied to green card holders (a.k.a. permanent residents).
Following the signing, refugees flying into the United States were detained at airports all over the country, sparking protests and calls for donations to the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union).
From the Harry Potter scribe herself, to the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Yousafzai and An Ember In the Ashes author Sabaa Tahir, here are some of the authors taking a stand against Donald Trump’s latest executive order:
When I worked for Amnesty International in the 80s, these were the kind of stories told by political prisoners in dictatorships. https://t.co/y7CXLQK1n0
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
'For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?'
Matthew 16:26 https://t.co/cYFglX3yRW— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 29, 2017
I want to repeat: Green card holders were handcuffed, their social media was reviewed, and they were asked their views on Trump#MuslimBan
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) January 28, 2017
reading the news and i really don't know whether to scream or cry
what has happened to our humanity
— Tahereh Mafi (@TaherehMafi) January 28, 2017
maybe that time my immigrant Iranian father became a Vietnam war veteran while serving his country 🤔🤔 https://t.co/kkFEIAazwW
— Tahereh Mafi (@TaherehMafi) January 29, 2017
Read Malala Yousafzai's statement on President Trump's executive order on refugees: https://t.co/KLx5zGU78r pic.twitter.com/hpqNvy90hX
— Malala Fund (@MalalaFund) January 27, 2017
I read about so many dictators while working in newspapers. And this, friends, is How to Be a Dictator 101. It's only going to get worse.
— Sabaa Tahir (@sabaatahir) January 29, 2017
Reality has outstripped fiction by such lengths that I am no longer sure how to do my job.
— G. Willow Wilson (@GWillowWilson) January 28, 2017
My parents are immigrants. I am very proud to be their child. I am grateful for the choices they made to make my life possible.
— roxane gay (@rgay) January 30, 2017
We are all immigrants. Some of us didn't come here because we got a visa.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) January 29, 2017
— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) January 29, 2017
Say it loud. Say it clear. Refugees are welcome here.
— John Green (@johngreen) January 29, 2017
The American flag is on the goddamn Moon because of foreign-born scientists like the ones being detained now.
— Victoria Aveyard
(@VictoriaAveyard) January 29, 2017
People chanting U-S-A, U-S-A always sound like bullies in an 80s movie to me, but these past few days, it's giving me good feels
— Jenny Han (@jennyhan) January 29, 2017
Sign at the #phillyprotest: "First they came for the Muslims…and this Jew said, "Never again." #MuslimBanprotest #NoBanNoWall
— Jennifer Weiner (@jenniferweiner) January 29, 2017
Wake up, you coasting-ass motherfuckers https://t.co/oKgJXhMzdS
— colson whitehead (@colsonwhitehead) January 30, 2017
Trump thinks and acts like a dictator.The courts must hold him to account. The press and the people already are standing up to him. https://t.co/z1E7QP44gz
— Anne Rice (@AnneRiceAuthor) January 29, 2017
Trump has zero credibility as resistance to his Muslim ban continues to build. https://t.co/NFHh6KsLts
— Anne Rice (@AnneRiceAuthor) January 30, 2017
Imagine a hooligan pouring sugar into the gas tank of an expensive and well-maintained car. Trump is that hooligan. America is that car.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 29, 2017
our first pro wrestling president: unapologetic exhibitionism, fatuous public manner, silly hair, anything to draw attention & ratings.
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) January 29, 2017
Be old. Or: Marry a top official. :) https://t.co/rSb64BkCGo
— Margaret E. Atwood (@MargaretAtwood) January 30, 2017
when you're protesting for immigrant rights in Michigan in January #NoBanNoWall pic.twitter.com/UHKMfi9sao
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) January 29, 2017
