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Barack Obama: I don't have a philosophical objection necessarily to a travel ban if that is the thing that is going to keep the…

On the recordOctober 15, 2014
I don't have a philosophical objection necessarily to a travel ban if that is the thing that is going to keep the American people safe. The problem is, is that in all the discussions I've had thus far with experts in the field, experts in infectious disease, is that a travel ban is less effective than the measures that we are currently instituting.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama discusses the effectiveness of a potential travel ban to keep Americans safe from Ebola.

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