That being said, it might not make any difference anyway. A huge number of the ships coming into the U.S. ports are foreign flagged (operating under foreign laws) and staffed with foreign crews. It is not uncommon for these crew members to jump ship and just disappear. That has been going on for years. I can't remember any middle eastern crew members. IIRC, usually they are from China, Russia and Philipines.
Surely the critical 'bottom line' here. . .