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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