text: Travel bans are like a kid holding his breath to protest an early bedtime; highly unlikely to influence parents to rethink their decision. At the same time, a headline saying "we disapprove of what you've done and we're not going to visit while you're being mean to people" sends a message about who we are. More importantly, it signals the wronged parties that we stand with them against their marginalization. 
  
  It's not nothing.