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The executive order that President Donald Trump signed last week that put a 90-day ban on entry into the United States for citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, has been met with heavy criticism. Several world leaders questioned the decision to exclude people because on their religion.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault tweeted: "Terrorism doesn't have a nationality; discrimination is not an answer."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced similar concerns: "The necessary and decisive fight against terrorism in no way justifies a general suspicion against people of certain beliefs, in this case people of the Muslim faith or from a certain origin. These actions, according to my beliefs, are against the core idea of international aid for refugees and international cooperation," he said.
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek tweeted: "#RefugeesWelcome in #Turkey, the world's largest refugee hosting country. We'd happily welcome global talent not allowed back into #USA."
According to Trump, once the ban is lifted citizens from Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Libya, Iran and Yemen will have to go through an "extreme vetting process" before being allowed to enter America.
Syrian refugees have been banned permanently.
Thousands of people have been participating in protests across the U.S.
TMZ Sports caught up with basketball Hall of Famer and business mogul, Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr., to get his opinion on the situation.
"It's wrong to discriminate against people. And we have a lot of great Muslim brothers and sisters who are here doing a wonderful job of being great Americans," Johnson said. "Also too, it's not just them. Wanting to send Latinos back home and build a wall to keep people out ... it's just not who we are as Americans.
"And even, a lot of times not taking us, as African Americans serious as well," he continued. "It's not a good time and mistreating women, it's not a good time. He's gotta learn that you can't just be a dictator. We've never had a president like that. We've always had a president who brought the country together. And that's what need right now, and we're not getting that."
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