The young man from Zagora, who was shot, held a resident card in the United States. He is identified as the author of the knife attack which made four injured in Tel Aviv last Tuesday. According to official Israeli sources, the young man was denied entry into the country last Friday. But after additional checks, the Israeli competent authorities finally authorized him to enter the territory, saying that he did not represent a threat.
This incident may have a negative impact on American immigration policies towards Morocco, with regard to the restrictions put in place by Donald Trump since his coming to power. This attack by a Moroccan residing in the United States could lead the Trump administration to reconsider the immigration requests for Moroccans via the “Lottery Visa” program.
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In any case, the American migration policy should not experience significant change under the Trump administration, despite the firmness shown by the new American president, analyzes withAchkayenKhalid Mouna, professor of anthropology and specialist in migration issues, inviting to distinguish between the “visa lottery” which is an immigration policy promoted by the American government, and the illegal immigration that the Trump administration s' is committed to fighting.
The expert does not rule out the possibility that Trump makes decisions against Moroccans, future applicants of the Visa lottery, such as the imposition of new conditions or even the cancellation of visas. For his part, Mohamed Khachani, president of the Moroccan Association of Studies and Research on Migration, believes that this isolated case should not affect American migration policy vis-à-vis Morocco, highlighting the excellent Quality of relations between Rabat and Washington.
