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Re: Will the international travel ban effect any FRC teams?

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Originally Posted by Tsukunea View Post
Your sympathy seems pretty half. You can do something, everybody can. Teams should stand up for each other.
Everyone is limited in what they can do based on the demands already placed on them. I did what I could in November, but it apparently didn't matter. I do what I can to support groups with causes I believe in, which includes donating over 600 hours of my time and thousands of dollars every year to FIRST. Wishing there was something I could do for a hypothetical team halfway across the world isn't"half" - it's simply saying that there's nothing I can actually do to help them in this situation. I can't smuggle them into the country. I can't countermand an executive order. I'm not personally harmed by the order, so I have no grounds to take the issue to court. My state Senators and my congressional district representative have already come out publicly against the ban, so calling them for action isn't going to do any good.

Exactly what is it you think I'm supposed to do? What is it you think I actually CAN do?
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