Proponents argue that this strategy would bolster national security by minimizing the risk of potential terrorists entering the country. Enhanced screening processes, once implemented, would provide a more thorough assessment of applicants, reducing the likelihood of malicious actors gaining entry. Critics argue that such a policy might inadvertently promote discrimination by broadly categorizing individuals based on their nation of origin rather than specific, credible threat intelligence. It may strain diplomatic relations with the affected countries and potentially harm the perception of the nation enacting the ban, being seen as hostile or prejudiced towards certain international communities. Additionally, genuine refugees fleeing terrorism or persecution in their home countries might be unjustly denied safe haven.
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@9DGFH9L1yr1Y
No, but strengthen the immigration law and oversight of its implementation
@9DBBT6J1yr1Y
No, but denmark should be more careful with who they let in
@8YKKJJ43yrs3Y
No, but improve the scanning process
@8XG6MV33yrs3Y
Though I completely dislike the usual Muslim rituals and traditions, I believe that this question is incredibly racist and I would feel extremely hurt and disappointed if I was part of their community. It’s like asking “ Should german immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential Nazzis?
@97P8GX62yrs2Y
No but there should be extensive background checks to make sure they are safe
Deleted3yrs3Y
We should allow Afghan citizens to come in during this trying time, but ban others for a limited time.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, the CIA and FBI's work is all gross. 9/11 was an inside job.
Deleted4yrs4Y
No, but we should be helping our citizens first.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, they shouldn't be banned immediately based on their religion, but there should be a screening process for all immigrants, not just Muslims to decide if they are a threat to anyone, anything or national security. Bans should only arise if there is a potential threat from a individual.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we need to be helping our poor citizens before letting in more immigrants.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, there should be a limit. We need to be helping the poor first.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, there should be a limit while we help out our poor citizens first.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, there should be a limit. We need to be helping our poor first.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, but there should be a screening process for all immigrants, not just Muslims to decide if they are a threat to anyone, anything or national security. Bans should only arise if there is a potential threat from a individual.
Deleted4yrs4Y
No, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional. There should be free zones in middle eastern countries instead of allowing so much people in. We need to be helping out our homeless citizens first.
Deleted4yrs4Y
I want a general ban or a limitation on the immigration into the country. We should and need to be helping the poor, homeless, and sick before letting in more people.
Deleted4yrs4Y
We should be helping out the homeless and lower class citizens of our nation before letting in people.
Deleted4yrs4Y
We need to be protecting our citizens before letting in others.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Make safe zones in their country of origin so they do not need to migrate.
@8VTRBQ63yrs3Y
No, but we do need to improve our screen process and add methods to easily deport due to criminality or risk.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, they shouldn't be banned immediately based on their religion, and there should be a screening process for all immigrants, not just Muslims to decide if they are a threat to anyone, anything or national security. Bans should only arise if there is a potential threat from a individual.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, they shouldn't be banned immediately based on their religion. There should be a screening process for all immigrants, not just Muslims to decide if they are a threat to anyone, anything or national security. Bans should only arise if there is a potential threat from a individual.
@8YVHZD33yrs3Y
No. We are already good at screening legal immigrants.
@TexasShawtie3yrs3Y
No, anyone that truly want to be free should be able to apply to become a citizen. But a thorough vetting on any immigrant needs to be implemented.
@3GZTJR24yrs4Y
No, however ban all immigration until the government improves its screening process
@8WVSFDZ3yrs3Y
Yes but we need to keep improving the screening process.
@8XQCYHB3yrs3Y
It's wrong to ban immigrants based on their religion, but immigrants from "high risk" countries should be banned.
@8JHKCHJ4yrs4Y
No, but work to perfect the screening process of Immigrants so we can remain safe.
@92B3M2K3yrs3Y
No, because Muslims are peaceful and people wrongfully accuse them to bring terrorists. Islam is a religion of peace.
@6HDD83R4yrs4Y
Muslims who are not liberal*, secular, heterosexual or asexual, centrist or rightist, religiously tolerant, and monogamist should not be allowed to enter the U.S.
* liberal (liberal Muslims as in Muslims who are more open minded about their sons & daughters marrying non-Muslims (e.g. Christians) or even converting to Christianity upon their marriage to their non-Muslim spouse (e.g. the first lady of Argentina who converted to Roman Catholicism from Islam, where she stated in an interview with La Nación newspaper in 2012, that her father is a liberal Muslim who did not object to one of Juliana's sisters marrying a Christian and the other a Jew), secular, pro-gender equality, pro-democracy, pro-Israel, pro-west/westernized and religiously tolerant
@92JXK3J2yrs2Y
Yes. We must ensure that our screening process can improve to ensure that terrorism cannot enter the country before reaccepting Muslim immigrants.
@92YHQCV3yrs3Y
No, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional, but we should do background checks on immigrants from “high risk” countries, just in case
@92YHQCV3yrs3Y
No, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional. However, immigrants from “high risk” countries should be allowed entry too, but only after extensive background checks and continuous monitoring to ensure they have no terrorist connections.
@8QRCFQP4yrs4Y
No but with anyone wanting to be a citizen, it absolutely should be the governments job to make sure they will not be a harm to its citizens.
@8SGD6VY4yrs4Y
Any immigrant from around the world should not be allowed into the US until extensive background checks are carried out
@93MK5NX2yrs2Y
make sure they are not a thereat to national security
@8WJKP853yrs3Y
This should apply to ALL IMMIGRATION.
@8WP4B3G3yrs3Y
No, but have background checks to Muslims from "high risk" countries
@4SNPK4B3yrs3Y
No, because I don’t believe such a policy can successfully avoid also unfairly restricting those who wish to leave that religion.
@3YNTGFH3yrs3Y
No - We should completely reform our LEGAL immigration process, improving our security measures, increasing the efficiency, decreasing the cost for LEGAL immigrants, and increasing the number of immigrants.
@7MKJ4WC3yrs3Y
Maybe, if the geopolitical climate is increasingly terroristic and unstable-e.g., Trump's reasoning for the temporary shutdown in December.
@86CRJ6M4yrs4Y
No. This is totally unconstitutional.
@8CNT65N4yrs4Y
Immigrants should not be "banned", but a thorough search should be done.
@8CQ7HBG4yrs4Y
We should do extensive checks to make sure immigrants are loyal to the U.S and not to terrorist groups
@8CYG8KL4yrs4Y
No, not until we fix airport, and border security and checks
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, but immigrants from "high risk" countries should have thorough background checks completed to screen out potential acts of terrorism, regardless of race or religion
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, but immigrants from "high risk" countries should have thorough background checks completed before entering our country.
@8HG3DST4yrs4Y
I think that as people shouldn't be banned based on religion, but they should background and safety checks on them.
@8HVDYGY4yrs4Y
No, but we should preform a background check on incoming immigrants.
@8JGSKD54yrs4Y
we should just improve our screening processes
@8LSVCGK4yrs4Y
No, but apply strict background checks on them
@8NXSCW24yrs4Y
No, we should aggressively vet every immigrant. Religion is irrelevant.
@8NY47RM4yrs4Y
Yes, and improve our screening process.
@Lukachew324yrs4Y
Yes, and ban all immigration for 25 years
@8P4J7994yrs4Y
No but background checks should be required
@8PD6ZCL4yrs4Y
No, but thorough background checks on all immigrants from all countries must be made to ensure that they do not have ties with terrorist organizations.
@8QKJ7R94yrs4Y
No, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional, but we should improve our ability to screen out potential terrorists
@8QVBBMS4yrs4Y
No, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional but background checks need to be enacted.
@8RXLBJ24yrs4Y
no, but a background check and extra checks on all immigrants could keep this country safe
@8S2LJ243yrs3Y
No, banning anyone based on who they are, what they believe in, and what they have done in the past is against the teachings of Jesus Christ
@8SJL5BT4yrs4Y
only if they are convicted of a crime
@8TB798W3yrs3Y
No, but extra scrutiny should be given Muslin immigrants.
@8TKFNNS3yrs3Y
Yes only ban them if they have a history and loyality with terrorist groups now if they don,t have a history or loyality with the terrorist groups they can come in legally and clean with a new fresh start as a new america.
@8TKFNNS3yrs3Y
Yes Only if they pose a threat to our Country other than that they should mind their own business.
@8VC7WDN3yrs3Y
Yes, during a 10 to 15 year immigration moritorium, reforms to our screening process should be made, especially toward muslim immigrants. We should not welcome those who import their culture into ours and drastically change the face of America. Assimilation should be mandatory for these kind of immigrants.
@8VPY5NS3yrs3Y
not ban immigrants from “high risk” countries, but have security be more cautious
@8WDX77R3yrs3Y
no , unless there is suspicious activity in their background check
@8WP5BCC3yrs3Y
No we shouldn't ban them we should just do a test from "high risk" countries I guess.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, there should be a screening process for all immigrants, not just Muslims to decide if they are a threat to anyone, anything or national security. Bans should only arise if there is a potential threat from a individual.
@thomasjj03yrs3Y
We need to be helping the poor in our country before letting in so much people.
@8Y2PZNR3yrs3Y
No, but take greater steps to screen them before they are able to enter further into the interior of the US
@Thomasjj683yrs3Y
Yes, make safe zones in their countries so they don't destroy ours.
@ThomasJJ993yrs3Y
No, make safe zones in their countries so they don't destroy ours.
@8ZTM4PG3yrs3Y
No, but if they are from high risk countries be sure to be more thorough in checking them.
@ThomasJ2493yrs3Y
Yes, there should be a limit.
@923Z93G3yrs3Y
Yes, as well as all other immigrants
@92GWJXX3yrs3Y
No, but we should be helping our homeless first.
@92ZYZRW3yrs3Y
Yes we should ban it until we have more ability to guarantee who they are and if they have no proof of identity they should not be allowed in the country.
@8XQ8B5G3yrs3Y
No, but we should keep them under high watch and criminal activities and relations to terrorist
@8ZGYJSG3yrs3Y
yes because we would be weeding out terrorist and no because it would be considered a race crime.
@9334YP33yrs3Y
All non-Christian, homosexual and transgender immigrants should be banned from entering the country indefinitely.
Deleted3yrs3Y
We should prioritize Christians.
@ThomasJ4763yrs3Y
Yes, only let in a small amount of families.
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