President Trump’s incendiary, xenophobic rhetoric — often masquerading as homeland security policy — corresponds directly with recent declines in U.S. favorability abroad and overall global confidence in U.S. leadership.
Over the past year, there has been a stark decline in the number of international visitors to the U.S. and international students enrolled in American universities, a stunning reversal of the growth in both sectors in recent years. This troubling trend has come to be known as the “Trump Slump.”
Trump launched his campaign for president with inflammatory speech about Muslims, immigrants and many other diverse communities inside and outside America. His two signature homeland security campaign promises were “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” and a Mexican-funded “big, beautiful wall” on our southern border.
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During the campaign, many dismissed his provocative language as political theater and believed that the presidency would bring about sensibility. But just a week into his tenure, Trump issued an executive order banning travel to the U.S. for nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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