Ex-Labor Secretary Robert Reich Urges Global Boycott Of Travel To U.S. To Protest Trump | EUROtoday

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Tuesday referred to as on “friends of democracy around the world” to rethink visits to the United States to protest President Donald Trump and his insurance policies.

In an opinion piece for The Guardian, the Bill Clinton-era Cabinet member warned the Trump administration is “brutally attacking U.S. democracy” and, like most bullies, “can be constrained only if everyone stands up to the bullying ― including you.”

Reich identified that spending by overseas guests is a significant supply of tax income for the U.S. financial system, arguing: “There’s no reason for you to indirectly support Trump’s economy.”

He additionally cautioned towards coming into the nation on scholar or H-1B expert employee visas, citing security issues as Trump’s anti-immigration agenda in current days took a extra chilling flip with the court-defying expulsion of a whole lot of individuals to a Salvadoran jail.

“Deciding not to come would send a signal that you’re justifiably worried about your safety and as repulsed by the Trump regime’s attacks on democracy as most of us Americans,” Reich concluded.