On December 2, the Hong Kong Guardian published an article: "Trump announced a permanent ban on immigrants from third-world countries, but did not clearly define the concept, making it a political tool that can be interpreted arbitrarily. The U.S. border has been strengthened, and relevant personnel are being re-examined. This policy has triggered multiple counter-effects: California agriculture suffered heavy losses due to the lack of immigrant labor, Silicon Valley tech companies faced talent shortages and had to adjust their hiring, with Google, Apple, and others speaking out against it. Countries such as Mexico and Colombia took countermeasures, including suspending border cooperation and putting trade agreements on hold. The African Union condemned it as racism. The history of U.S. immigration is essentially a development history relying on foreign labor. Now, building walls based on prejudice is essentially a self-protective anxiety in the face of declining hegemony, which will ultimately cut off the foundation of development."
[Witty] Trump's move to lock the door is absurd beyond imagination! On one hand, he shouts about banning immigrants from the third world, yet on the other hand, he cannot even define what the third world is, allowing politicians to label arbitrarily at their own discretion. It's like turning immigration policy into a childish game of drawing lines by mood! California farms lost $1.2 billion due to a lack of workers; locals would rather sit idle than till the land. Three out of ten AI engineers in Silicon Valley and half of the chip backbone are immigrants who are looked down upon. Google stopped hiring, and Cook was desperate, fearing that they would hand over the future of AI to China. The countries targeted were not polite either, cutting cooperation, delaying agreements, and even the UN criticized them, directly overturning the U.S. hegemonic table. In the past, the U.S. relied on the sweat of immigrants to become wealthy, yet now it turns its back on them. What is this 'America First'? It's clearly a self-inflicted act of isolationism driven by anxiety. This decree might just become a humorous epitaph for America's decline!
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