Madeleine Albright has a strong response to President Trump's immigration policies

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has stated that she’s able to register as Muslim amid reviews that Donald Trump to take government motion affecting immigrants touring to the nation.

"I used to be raised Catholic, turned Episcopalian & came upon later my household was Jewish. I stand able to register as Muslim in #solidarity," Albright tweeted.

She additionally tweeted an image of the Statue of Liberty with the quote: "Give me your drained, your poor, Your huddled plenty craving to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Ship these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I carry my lamp beside the golden door."

"America should stay open to individuals of all faiths & backgrounds," Albright wrote. 

Albright, the primary lady to have develop into the U.S. secretary of state, was born in Prague in 1937 however left together with her mother and father after the Nazi occupation. Following a interval within the UK and Czechoslovakia, she ultimately moved to the U.S.. 

In an interview with the Washington Post in 1997, Albright stated her mother and father, who transformed to Catholicism, by no means talked about their Jewish background. 

A draft government order obtained by AP exhibits that President Trump intends to cease accepting Syrian refugees and can block the U.S. broader refugee program for 12 days. 

In accordance with the report, Trump additionally plans to droop the issuing of visas for individuals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria or Yemen for a minimum of 30 days.

Throughout his presidential marketing campaign, Trump stated he would "completely" require Muslims to register in a database, reinstating the Nationwide Safety Entry-Exit Registration System, a coverage carried out after the 9/11 terror assaults. 

The Related Press contributed reporting.