travel ban went against the countrys principlesthis doesnt have anything to do with american values he said adding that the decision which he called fantastic was a pretty clear vindication of the presidents course of actionlast year when the travel ban was first announced and applied to seven muslimmajority countries nearly 6 in 10 americans opposed the ban according to the pew research center but other polls suggested public reaction was more mixeda recordhigh 75 percent of americans think immigration is a good thing for the us according to a more recent gallup polltimothy head the executive director for faith and freedom coalition a conservative christian political group described the administrations travel ban as reasonable and said it is part of the administrations position on immigration more broadlytodays court ruling we think gives us hope that we are going to be able to secure the border and then we will be able to move to how to deal with families and chain migration and other elements of immigration reform going forward he saidin pews across america the political fight is complicated in california daniel balcombe is the pastor of the evangelical living way church near san diego a church that has had a notable increase in iranian immigrants in recent years while he praised the courts ruling in favor of californias crisis pregnancy centers he was dismayed at the travel ban decision and said he would be reaching out to immigrants in his churchthe bible says theres a time to weep and a time to rejoice mr balcombe said sometimes those happen at the same timein the west los angeles neighborhood known as little tehran immigrants from iran were digesting the news over small cups of thick black coffee tuesday morning many said they were not surprised to hear that the court had sided with the president which they saw as a sign that he wielded far more authority than his predecessorshes like the dictators he attacks but says he admires said sam sassourian a 72yearold retired engineer who emigrated from iran in the 1980s we love this country but it is becoming more like the one we escaped from this is not right and yet nobody can stop itprotests against the travel ban broke out in several cities after the supreme court ruling a few hundred activists descended on foley square in manhattan tuesday evening toting signs with messages like muslim refugees immigrants welcome here and no ban no wall no raids ny is for all several speakers accused mr trump of discriminating against poor immigrant families who were desperate for refuge in the united statesthis decision was nothing more than a racist decision said letitia james the new york city public advocate this is not who we are this was a result of the fact that they stole the supreme court seat