Udall Statement on Revised Trump Immigration Order

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall issued the following statement after President Trump signed a revised executive order banning immigrants from several majority Muslim nations:

"Even with the limited revisions, this remains a poorly conceived and offensive executive order that will diminish our standing abroad and do nothing to keep the American people safe. This order plainly represents the culmination of President Trump's anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant policies, which he staked out during the campaign. It sends a message that America is turning its back on refugees fleeing from terrorism and violence, and risks creating an impression that the United States is not welcome to those who practice the Islamic faith. Instead of making us safer, the order only fuels terrorist propaganda about the United States and the West. I believe the courts will once again see this shameful ban for what it is, and I will fight to see that it is discarded and that we move on from this disturbing chapter of the Trump presidency."