Trump's travel ban wouldn't have stopped these deadly terrorists
Twelve terrorists have conducted deadly jihadist terrorist attacks in the United States since 9/11, killing a total of 94 people. None of those twelve -- who are all American citizens or legal residents -- emigrated from or were born into a family that emigrated from a country that is the subject of the Trump administration's travel ban.
By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst, and David Sterman
Indeed, seven of the twelve terrorists are native-born U.S. citizens, hailing
from cities such as Memphis and Arlington, Virginia, according to research by
New America. And none of the 9/11 attackers came from any of the seven countries
listed by Trump's executive order.
New America also found that three potentially serious attacks in the US since
9/11 that did not end up killing anyone were perpetrated by terrorists from
countries that are covered by Trump's ban.
Of the almost 400 individuals accused of jihadist terrorism crimes since 9/11 in
the United States -- ranging from crimes such as murder to less serious crimes
such as sending small sums of money to a terrorist organization -- almost half
are native-born American citizens, and more than 80 percent are US citizens or
legal permanent residents.
Half of the deadly attackers in the US since 9/11 come from families that trace
their origins either to the United States or to Pakistan, which is not included
on Trump's travel ban list.
President Donald Trump on Friday issued an executive order banning travel to the
United States from seven majority Muslim countries -- Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan,
Libya, Yemen, and Somalia, which had all been identified as "countries of
concern" by the Obama administration.
Of the twelve lethal terrorists in the United States since 9/11:
Three are African-Americans
Three are from families that hailed originally from Pakistan
Two came from Russia as children
One was US-born and descended from family that emigrated from the Palestinian
Territories
One emigrated from Egypt and carried out an attack a decade after arriving
One each had families that originally came from Kuwait and Afghanistan
None of these countries are on the travel ban list.
Source: CNN
