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Old 11-21-2015, 03:33 PM   #1406
JPhillips
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Originally Posted by Edward64 View Post
I agree a database with relatively benign collection of data points of foreigners/immigrants/refugees etc. is unlikely to stop another terrorist attack. Therefore, it will logically need to store/track more information on "people of interest".

Some simple examples are:

1) I want to know who came from/went to Syria/Iran, length of stay, why etc.
2) Has someone studied at a Madras
3) Has someone called a phone number that may be of interest

Defining what those variables are and how to track them will be a challenge but not unworkable. I suspect much of these are already being done. The mistake Trump made was saying only for Muslims.

I expect something along those lines already exists. A targeted database of persons of interest makes sense. That's a far cry from your original intent to have a database for foreigners.
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