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Originally Posted by Robert Schunk
For instance, the "Muslim Registry" was already in effect as the "Countering Violent Extremism" (CVE) program. .
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This interested me, so I did some research. No ban. No registry. It is flawed. It's not as "progressive" as some would want, but it's miles away from anything Trump Administration has proposed or, indeed, implemented.
In 2014, the U.S. government announced a new anti-terrorism initiative in the United States. The program, dubbed Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), aims to deter U.S. residents from joining "violent extremist" groups by bringing community and religious leaders together with law enforcement, health professionals, teachers and social service employees. Attorney General Eric Holder announced a White House CVE summit and three CVE pilot programs to begin in Boston, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles.
These programs, however, are not new. CVE programs have existed for some time, often with dubious results. And while purportedly aimed at rooting out all violent extremism, they have previously focused only on Muslims, stigmatizing them as a suspect community. These programs have further promoted flawed theories of terrorist radicalization which lead to unnecessary fear, discrimination, and unjustified reporting to law enforcement.
https://www.brennancenter.org/analys...-resource-page
Where do you get your "information?"