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May 23, 2007
One of Four Young Muslims in U.S. Justify Suicide Bombings, So . . . Let’s Offer Them Amnesty!
The Pew Research Center has just completed an opinion survey of Muslims living in America - and 26 percent of those under the age of 30 believe that suicide bombings are justified in the defense of Islam (against what is not exactly clear). That is probably a low estimate, since people who hold such beliefs are generally reluctant to share them, even with an anonymous voice at the other end of the phone line.
Two-thirds of those surveyed were foreign born, meaning that current immigration policies are responsible for importing significant numbers of people who think it's okay to blow-up subways, fly jets into tall buildings, or shoot up an army base whenever they feel offended.
Of the estimated 12 to 15 million illegal aliens in the U.S., how many are Muslims under the age of 30? Nobody is really quite sure, but it is probably not an insignificant number. Another important question: Of the 26 percent of Muslims living in the U.S. who believe suicide bombings are justified, how many would be prepared to actually carry out such a mission? Even if it is only a few hundred committed jihadists, that's still pretty alarming.
So, faced with this unsettling reality, the Bush Administration and prominent members of the United States Senate want to set up a system that would give anyone who fills out an application a visa, within 24 hours, that authorizes them to remain in this country indefinitely and protection against deportation. Maybe the terrorists won't hear about it, and won't fill out application?
Let's hope that the survey itself is not sufficient provocation. "What's missing were responses about what it means among Muslims to be an American, or their opinions about education, health care and domestic issues. Failure to include this stuff lends an impression that American Muslims are different," complained Laila Al-Qatami of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee. "I'd like to see another ethnic group get asked the same question."
Posted on at May 23, 2007 05:15 PM