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Trump's immigration ban: World's refugees to suffer; could be boon for IS

Virtually no terrorist attacks on US soil have been caused by refugees

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People chant "No hate, no fear. Everyone is welcome here," as they protest President Donald Trump's travel ban on refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh.

Phil Orchard | The Conversation
US President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration fundamentally alters decades of bipartisan US practice. It blocks immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries, and stops all refugee resettlement for at least 120 days.
Trump’s justification for the order is:
… the US must ensure that those admitted to this country do not bear hostile attitudes toward it and its founding principles.
The first element includes blocking any immigration from seven countries – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – for at least 30 days.
The first day after the order was approved dual citizens and US permanent residents –

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