Trump sending dangerous ‘signal’ to world leaders like Duterte
US President Donald Trump’s populist approach, which has yielded tough polices towards immigrants and refugee seekers, is a cause of concern partly due to the “signal” it sends to some other world leaders, a political commentators suggests.
Ian Williams, senior analyst at Foreign Policy in Focus, made the remarks while commenting on the United Nation’s condemnation of the new president’s immigration policy.
In an annual speech to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein said better leadership was needed to tackle rising discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities in the US, such as Muslims and Mexicans.
Trump's first month in office was dominated by a battle over his temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries and harsh personal criticism of federal judges who blocked his immigration order.
“We should be worried because Trump is sending a signal, which is being emulated by people all across the world,” Williams said, exemplifying Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte as someone who would argue that “if the president of the United States can do it, so can I.”
According to Zeid, Trump's immigration policies could amount to a “breach of international law.”
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