No Go MO

Ceepo

I hope Mo Farah is not planning to do any training or racing in the good old US of A in the next 90 days.


The US State Department said: "Travelers who have nationality or dual nationality of one of these countries will not be permitted for 90 days to enter the United States or be issued an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.

The US State Department said that Britons with dual nationality with the countries Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen will be stopped at the American border for the next 90 days.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/28/unhcr-speaks-donald-trump-suspends-us-refugee-program/

robinph

Does he still hold Somalian nationality? Don't think I've heard him referred to as being a dual national before.

Ceepo

robinph wrote: »

Does he still hold Somalian nationality? Don't think I've heard him referred to as being a dual national before.

Sky news were reporting last night ' that it would also effect double olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah'

Flotrack now have an article on it

robinph

The only "newspapers" that seem to have articles on it so far are the likes of the Daily Heil and The Sun, and Sky being part of the same stable. Wiki page makes no mention of dual nationality.

Ceepo

robinph wrote: »

Does he still hold Somalian nationality? Don't think I've heard him referred to as being a dual national before.

Ha ha ha just thinking there. When did the British press ever refer to anyone that was successful as been for anywhere else only British. Shur don't they try to claim any good Irish results as well lol

robinph

Flotrack seems to have a bit more understanding of the executive order Trump signed than the "newspapers". Could be based purely on country of birth rather than nationality, but no one is quite sure.

robinph

Ceepo wrote: »

robinph wrote: »

Does he still hold Somalian nationality? Don't think I've heard him referred to as being a dual national before.

Ha ha ha just thinking there. When did the British press ever refer to anyone that was successful as been for anywhere else only British. Shur don't they try to claim any good Irish results as well lol

Don't believe the hype.

RacoonQueen

It seems he is affected.

Pherekydes

RacoonQueen wrote: »

It seems he is affected.

Nice statement.

Go Mo!

walshb

Relax the cacks, Mo. It's only 90 days. The law is the law. Can't be making special considerations here.

Pherekydes

You're right there, walshy. Judge puts a hold on the ban for now. For everyone.

It's the law.

TFBubendorfer

robinph wrote: »

The only "newspapers" that seem to have articles on it so far are the likes of the Daily Heil and The Sun, and Sky being part of the same stable. Wiki page makes no mention of dual nationality.

Although he was born in Somalia, he moved to Britain when he was eight and now only holds a British passport.

From here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jan/29/sir-mo-farah-donald-trump-made-me-an-alien

walshb

OSI wrote: »

I'm sure that'll be very comforting to his kids.

If he parents them and shields them I'm sure it will be.

ooter

If he's not allowed in can he not fly his family home to the UK to live for the 3 months or am i missing something?

Pherekydes

walshb wrote: »

If he parents them and shields them I'm sure it will be.

Like duh, how can he do that when he's training and racing in Europe and they're at home in the States?

walshb

ooter wrote: »

If he's not allowed in can he not fly his family home to the UK to live for the 3 months or am i missing something?

Of course he can. No biggy for Mo. He and his family will survive.

walshb

Pherekydes wrote: »

Like duh, how can he do that when he's training and racing in Europe and they're at home in the States?

He's their father. I am sure he'll figure that out.

RacoonQueen

ooter wrote: »

If he's not allowed in can he not fly his family home to the UK to live for the 3 months or am i missing something?

And take them out of school for 3 months? Away from their friends and their home?

ultrapercy

World badly needs another LHO.

robinph

Considering that nobody knew what was going to happen just a couple of days ago, I wouldn't want to be making any predictions about what will happen in another 3 months.

El Caballo

walshb wrote: »

Relax the cacks, Mo. It's only 90 days. The law is the law. Can't be making special considerations here.

Can't believe I'm biting but it's an unconstitutional executive order, not the law. If it was me, I'd be getting my family out of the weimar and back to Somalia where they probably have more rights. The land of the free my a$$, US citizens can't even enter the country if they have nationality in one of those countries. Didn't see Trump banning Saudi's, can't afford to drive up those precious oil prices that fuel his multi-billion dollar buisnesses.

rom

Dual citizenship Britons exempt from Trump travel ban
http://news.sky.com/story/dual-citizenship-britons-exempt-from-trump-travel-ban-10748052

walshb

rom wrote: »

Dual citizenship Britons exempt from Trump travel ban
http://news.sky.com/story/dual-citizenship-britons-exempt-from-trump-travel-ban-10748052

A fair compromise that, and not surprising. The U.S. and the UK have always had that special bond. Mo can chill d fook out now. A non story.

ooter

RacoonQueen wrote: »

And take them out of school for 3 months? Away from their friends and their home?

I'd say he did that with his daughter when he moved from London to the us in the first place.
Looks like he's exempt now anyway.

Pherekydes

ooter wrote: »

I'd say he did that with his daughter when he moved from London to the us in the first place.
Looks like he's exempt now anyway.

People move their families from place to place. Yeah, they change schools, too. No one keeps their children out of school for 3 months unnecessarily.

vanderlyle

ultrapercy wrote: »

World badly needs another LHO.

Pence is in some ways even scarier though.

average_runner

vanderlyle wrote: »

Pence is in some ways even scarier though.

In alot of ways