“Reaching out to immigrants promotes national security. Following theJuly 7, 2005, London subway suicide bombings by British-born Muslimterrorists, Boris Johnson, a member of Parliament, noted that Americansdid not grow their own suicide bombers, giving credit to Americansfor acculturating its immigrants.”

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