The White House offered dissatisfied diplomats to resign

The White House proposed a group of American diplomats who expressed disagreement with the immigration policy of President Donald Trump, either to support his policies or to resign.

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A spokesman for the White House, Sean Spicer, told reporters on Monday that State Department officials who are dissatisfied with a presidential decree on immigration have a choice: “either support the program or leave,” cited "Voice of America".

“This is about America’s security,” he stressed.

According to Spicer, objections to the ban on entry into the country for citizens of 7 countries with predominantly Muslim populations are “exaggerated”.

The memorandum of disagreement with the recent decree restricting the admission of refugees states that this initiative "will not achieve the stated goals and is likely to be counterproductive."

The State Department said they were aware of the existence of the memorandum, but declined to comment on its content.

“In accordance with our standards, the State Department maintains contacts on foreign policy issues with its embassies around the world. We will not comment on internal contacts, ”an anonymous representative said.

The Channel of Disagreement is a long-standing official mechanism that allows State Department officials to voice alternative views on various political issues. This is an important process that and. about. the Secretary of State and the Department of State are generally valued and respected, ”said office official Mark Toner.

President Trump last Friday signed a decree banning all 120 refugees from entering the country and residents of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen for 90 days.

Judging by the draft version of the memorandum, which came under the control of Voice of America, diplomats express serious concern that the ban will not help "protect the American people from the terrorist attacks committed by foreign citizens who are allowed into the US."

The authors of the document also warn that this step “will immediately ruin relations” with key allies in the fight against terrorism, given that citizens of many of these countries will not be able to enter the United States now.

The memorandum proposes alternative measures, including the tightening of visa and immigration checks.

The “Channel of Disagreement” was created at the State Department in 1971, amid controversy over the Vietnam War, and allows US diplomats to freely express their opinions on foreign policy issues, even if it does not comply with the official government line.

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