Terrorism by foreign-born individuals is rarer than the administration is leading Americans to believe.
By LEAF VAN BOVEN and PAUL SLOVIC
January 28, 2018
„On January 16, President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter a summary of a government report showing that nearly 3 out of 4 people convicted of terrorism accusations are born abroad.” The report shows that from December 11, 2001 to December 31, 2016 of the 549 persons convicted of terrorist allegations, 402 were born abroad.
From this Trump report, „our current immigration system is jeopardizing our national security,” people are increasingly looking at immigrants and fear because all the statistics say most terrorists come from other parts, that is, immigrants. Tump himself said many people suffer from poverty but not all can be helped, „There are billions of people in the world who live in poverty. The United States can not absorb everyone. ” He also posted on Twitter a video that was categorized as the most racist video.
US President Donald Trump suggests US troops could open fire if they are stoned by members of a large group of Latin American immigrants headed for the Mexican-US border, according to The Independent. It talks about a few violent incidents with Mexican forces and immigrants: „I hope it will not be so. But I can tell you that anyone throwing stones like they did in Mexico (…) Where they seriously hurt police and military in Mexico – we think it’s a firearm, „said Donald Trump, adding:” Because it’s not great difference when you are hit in front of a stone. ” In most of the messages posted by the president, he shows contempt for immigrants.
What do you think? Does Trump have the right to immigration or not?
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