Trump promulgated the new immigration policy, and the music industry was not spared. What happened?

654381October 27th, US President Trump issued the "Executive Order on Refugee and Immigration Policy", which stipulated that the issuance of visas to ordinary citizens of Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Iraq was suspended, and Syrian refugees were prohibited from entering the United States indefinitely.

The New Deal triggered protests in many places in the United States, and its influence also spread to the classical music world. Syrian clarinet player Keenan Azmai is now facing a difficult situation to return to China.

Aziz, 40, was born in Damascus, Syria. At the age of 6, he began to study clarinet and obtained a graduate diploma in music from Juilliard School of Music in new york.

He is a member of Hewar, a fusion jazz band whose name means "dialogue" in Arabic, and is composed entirely of Syrian musicians. Azmai described Chval as "trying to transcend the barriers of cultural differences and misunderstandings and establish a civilized exchange to bring people closer rather than apart".

Azmai was allowed to immigrate to the United States because of his extraordinary musical talent.

He has lived in the United States legally for 16 years, and got a green card three years ago, but now, he doesn't know whether he can go back to that place called "home".

Azmai currently lives in new york and is currently touring Beirut with cellist Yo Yo Ma. He had expected to return to America in a few days. After Trump promulgated the New Deal, his future was really worrying.

"I have an apartment in America. You know, 16 years is not short, you have accumulated a lot. " Azmai said, "But the most irreplaceable thing is the support of all your friends."

Not only Azmai, but also other musicians have talked about Trump's New Deal.

Billy Joel billie joe armstrong, the lead singer of American Green Day band, wrote on Instagram: "Trump's New Deal is like vendetta. He is not only retaliating against those who oppose him, but also retaliating against those Americans who did not vote for him. "

American R & ampB singer john stephens often criticizes Trump. At the American Producers Association Award, he also said, "Los Angeles is home to so many immigrants, creative people and dreamers. Our country is big and free. It is open to all dreamers, no matter what race, country or religion they come from. Our vision of the United States is contrary to President Trump's view. The United States deserves better. "