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Fear is a feature of immigration policy

"A conclusion in search of evidence to support it after being blocked by the courts": White House effort to justify travel ban causes growing concern for some intelligence officials. Muslim-American travelers are quietly having Global Entry privileges revoked. Sarah Lyons-Padilla and Michele J. Gelfand on the social scientific case against a Muslim ban. Why do so many Americans believe that Islam is a political ideology, not a religion? There has never been an America without Muslims: Shabana Mir reviews Muslims and the Making of America by Amir Hussain. Rumana Ahmed: "I was a Muslim in Trump's White House: When President Obama left, I stayed on at the National Security Council in order to serve my country — I lasted eight days".

Donald Trump plans to bypass the courts to deport as many people as possible. Under Trump, fear is a feature of immigration policy, not a bug. In Mexico, Trump administration promises there will be "no mass deportations" (and more). Yes, mass deportations are coming — and we know why. Here comes the GOP attack on legal immigration.

Jacob T. Levy on how the free society is an open society.