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Congress must stop the Trump administration's plan to block international travel in sanctuary city airports! U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travelers and cargo at ​major U.S. airports in "sanctuary cities" that have declined to cooperate with an immigration crackdown. The ‌move could effectively halt international air travel and commerce at major airports in Democratic states, with millions of foreign tourists expected to stream in for next month's start of the FIFA World Cup. Reducing customs staffing ​at major airports would disrupt operations significantly for carriers, travelers and the flow of international cargo, Airlines for America, a ​grouping of major passenger and cargo airlines, said last week. The U.S. ⁠Travel Association said this would have devastating consequences for the travel industry and communities dependent on international visitors. More than 50 million international travelers arrived at ⁠the ​three major New York airports alone last year. In a tourist economy that has already suffered under Trump's immigration policies, this would be a second kick in the teeth. This is a terrible idea. When did our federal government decide that it doesn't government for all Americans, but instead only for people loyal to the party currently in office? This is extremely dangerous and even Trump's own Secretary of Transportation knows it! Sean Duffy recently said during a congressional hearing that it would be a bad idea to start restricting travel based on political views. "We have people from around the world and around the country that need to be able to fly into all different kinds of places. We shouldn't shut down air travel in a state that doesn't agree with our politics," After all, at some point Democrats will be in charge and "you will all switch spots at one point — hopefully not too soon Mr. Chairman,"