Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

Last answered 30 minutes ago

Yes

235 votes

47%

No

268 votes

53%

Distribution of answers submitted by Household (single-father) voters.

42%

Yes

36%

No

3%

Yes, and ban all immigration until the government improves its screening process

11%

No, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional

1%

Yes, until terrorist attacks decrease

6%

No, but we should ban immigrants from “high risk” countries

3 Yes answers

3 No answers

0 overlapping answers

Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since Dec 11, 2015. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.

Household data estimated by matching users to U.S. Census data block groups via the American Community Survey (2007-2011).

At a December 7th campaign stop in South Carolina, Presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the country. The announcement sparked outrage from across the political spectrum with Republicans and Democrats both deeming it unconstitutional. Proponents argue that the government has little idea who is entering the U.S. through its current immigration system and that a temporary ban on Muslims is necessary after the terrorist attack in California. Opponents argue that the proposed ban is unconstitutional and racist towards Muslims.  See recent Muslim immigrants news