Are Efforts to Reduce Terrorism Successful?
Are Efforts to Reduce Terrorism Successful? | Restricting Immigration Does Not Reduce Terrorism
Donald Kerwin is the executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC), a legal agency for 145 Catholic immigration programs.
Restricting immigration and otherwise harassing immigrants will hinder antiterrorism efforts. The people caught up in detention sweeps are overwhelmingly innocent and usually from nations that do not have ties to terrorism. Furthermore, actual terrorists will most likely not be caught in such sweeps, as they are usually chosen to be operatives precisely because they can blend into the general public. Turning away...
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Table of Contents
- America Is Winning the War on Terrorism
- America Is Losing the War on Terrorism
- A War on Terrorism Is Futile
- Expanded Law Enforcement Powers Have Reduced Terrorism
- Expanded Law Enforcement Powers Violate Civil Liberties
- Preemptive War Reduces Terrorism
- Preemptive War Does Not Reduce Terrorism
- Military Might Is the Best Way to Reduce Terrorism
- Intelligence Gathering Is the Best Way to Reduce Terrorism
- Racial Profiling Reduces Terrorism
- Racial Profiling Does Not Reduce Terrorism
- Immigration Must Be Restricted to Reduce Terrorism
- Restricting Immigration Does Not Reduce Terrorism
- Efforts to Make Air Travel Safe from Terrorists Have Failed
- America’s Dependence on Foreign Oil Is Undermining Efforts to Reduce Terrorism
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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