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Originally Posted by mrnoble
This topic has the potential to explode into politics, but we are in an extraordinary time. My team includes undocumented students and middle-eastern immigrants, and there is legitimate concern about travel plans, since we intend to fly to Utah and Houston. We may have to divide the team up into flyers and drivers based on nation of origin. As the President would say, SAD.
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Your teams situation in addition to the multitude of political issues affecting FIRST globally sounds like an exciting and inspirational idea for a sequel to The New Cool.
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Originally Posted by MooreteP
This will have a more profound effect on FLL teams.
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I believe FLL will take the largest hit as a result of the ban

. I hope the FIRST blog covers this, (I hope FIRST addresses this formally before champs).
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Originally Posted by lurker
The 90 day ban does extend until world champs. The first day of St. Louis (April 26) is 88 days after the ban (assuming effective Jan 28). So the ban extends to all of Houston champs and until the very last day of St. Louis.
The reason why I know this is because I'm a dual citizen of Canada and Iran so when this news broke I thought I wasn't going to be able to attend champs. But it was later announced that Canadian dual citizens would not be effected so at least there's that.
Thankfully, no countries that are home to any FRC teams are on the ban list so I don't think we'll see a case where a whole team is unable to go because of the ban.
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Thanks for the clarification on the effect on champs, I hope FLL (or any other progression of FIRST) teams in those countries will be able to attend champs

. I'm also glad that you will still be able to attend champs! I'm glad that no full FRC teams will be effected in travel because of the ban this season but, I hope that if and when FRC expands to those places that they will be given the respect and right to compete that they deserve.