
With one of the largest populations of Middle Eastern immigrants in the nation, Michigan is feeling the ripple effects of President Trump's executive order. Christine Sauve heads the Welcoming Michigan project at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and she says the order combination of the "extreme vetting" order halting refugee resettlement and the suspension of visas for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries will touch virtually every community, corner and industry in the state.
"Refugees who were planning to arrive in Michigan certainly this week, this month. It affects international students. It affects folks who've been abroad for business. There's faculty that are from abroad. There's students from abroad. There's employees from abroad."
While a federal judge issued a stay blocking the order, the Department of Homeland Security continues to enforce it, which is why Sauve says her office is advising foreign nationals from the countries listed in the order not to travel, as it's not clear they'll be able to return.
Meanwhile, Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said in a statement to employees that the company does not support what it called a new U.S. travel ban. He joins Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein who is the first major Wall Street chief to say he does not support the immigration policy.