Everyone Against Building The Wall- Part 2

[Dill]

(01-09-2019, 04:09 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: No, the 4000 number is people caught worldwide trying to enter the US that were suspected terrorists. 

The number of those who were caught at the Southern border was 6...

Hopefully now you understand why it's a silly number to try to suggest is representative of a terrorist threat along the border and not just some gotcha semantics argument.

According to the link below, 3,775 is the actual number, and it refers to people detained because their names match those on a watchlist. That means many are released once they realize the match is also mistaken identity.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/fact-check-did-u-s-catch-4-000-terrorists-southern-n954796

Good that you mention worldwide.  E.g., if you are flying from Abu Dhabi to the US, you actually go through US customs there and not in the U.S.  And that is where the watchlist comes into play.  Once you get to the US you can just grab your bag and walk out of the airport.