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Immigration ban is unlikely to reduce terrorist threat, experts say

Many experts believe the order's unintended consequences will make the threat worse

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Activists gather outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump's executive actions on immigration in Washington. Photo: Reuters

Scott Shane
Rarely does an executive order announce a more straightforward and laudable purpose than the one President Trump signed on Friday: “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.” But the president’s directive is unlikely to significantly reduce the terrorist threat in the United States, which has been a minuscule part of the overall toll of violence since 2001.

Many experts believe the order’s unintended consequences will make the threat worse.

While the order requires the Department of Homeland Security to issue a report within 180 days providing detailed statistics on foreign nationals who commit acts of violence, terrorism researchers

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