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February 10, 2017, 05:35:40 AM
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February 10, 2017, 05:35:40 AM
Over the past few days, I've ran into a few articles about the impact or potential impact that Trump's immigration ban could have on e-sports, especially in that it would ban some professional players from the United States...essentially also banning them from any competitions or leagues in the United States as well. What I found interesting is that in many cases these people aren't actually based in the countries that were banned...they just hold dual-Citizenship with one of those countries and a European country.
Yahoo Esports: Trump's Immigration Ban Hits Top Smash 4 and Street Fighter V Players
PC Gamer: Gabe Newell on US travel ban: 'We have people at Valve who can't go home'
The Valve article is more focused on employees, but it did mention the impact on esports, including the fact that Valve would consider moving it's Dota 2 "The International" tournament out of the US if the travel ban is reinstated.
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