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Trump urged "shutdown" of Muslims entering U.S. two years ago today

Dave Lawler, author of World

On December 7, 2017, in one of the most stunning moments of the 2016 election cycle, Donald Trump called for all Muslims to be denied entry into the U.S.

The backdrop: Trump's remarks came five days after the San Bernardino attacks, and were condemned by the Obama White House and a number of world leaders. However, a Rasmussen poll found 66% of Republican voters approved of the policy, as did a plurality of voters overall. While in office, Trump has not pursued a blanket ban on Muslims, though the various iterations of his travel ban have been criticized for targeting Muslim-majority countries.

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Biden confronts mounting humanitarian crisis at the border

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Just over a month into his presidency, President Biden is staring down a mounting crisis at the border that could be just as bad as the ones faced by Barack Obama and Donald Trump, if not worse.

Why it matters: Immigration is an issue that can consume a presidency. It's intensely and poisonously partisan. It's complicated. And the lives and welfare of vulnerable children hang in the balance.

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Erica Pandey, author of @Work
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The rise of vaccine passports

Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios

Vaccine passports were touted early in the pandemic as an important piece of the plan to get people back to normal life. Now they’re becoming a reality.

Driving the news: CLEAR, the secure digital identity app that you see in airports around the world, and CommonPass, a health app that lets users securely access vaccination records and COVID test results, have joined forces.

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Marisa Fernandez
2 hours ago - Health

"Vaccine tourism" stretches states' supplies

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Americans who are highly motivated to get vaccinated are traveling across state lines after hearing about larger vaccine supplies or loopholes in sign-up systems.

Why it matters: "Vaccine tourism" raises ethical and legal questions, and could worsen the racial socioeconomic and racial inequalities of the pandemic.

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