The stats also don't include the attacks that never happened because of the restrictions, which are almost impossible to measure.
Trump never really explains his reasoning, but I heard from a security official shortly after these were enacted that these countries pose a risk because rebel groups stole official government document machines and templates, which could be used to create fake ids (that are impossible to distinguish from the real thing) and come into our country and potentially plan an attack.
Calling it a 'muslim ban' is sensational and not true. Plenty of people are still coming to the US from Indonesia, Malaysia, and many other Muslim-majority countries, which would explain why there is no ban on people from these countries (the government is still intact and there is no risk of counterfeit documents).
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 9.6 ms ] threadTrump never really explains his reasoning, but I heard from a security official shortly after these were enacted that these countries pose a risk because rebel groups stole official government document machines and templates, which could be used to create fake ids (that are impossible to distinguish from the real thing) and come into our country and potentially plan an attack.
Calling it a 'muslim ban' is sensational and not true. Plenty of people are still coming to the US from Indonesia, Malaysia, and many other Muslim-majority countries, which would explain why there is no ban on people from these countries (the government is still intact and there is no risk of counterfeit documents).