Experts: Refugee ban could be used as ISIL recruiting tool

An article in USA Today about how President Trump’s ban on refugees from mostly Muslim nations could be used as propaganda by the Islamic State to recruit more violence-prone members quotes Michael Stefanone, associate professor of communication, and Michelle Benson, associate professor of political science. “Attitudes can predict behavior … not always, but often. In the end, policies like these increase negativity around the world,” Stefanone said. “As long as the U.S. has a one-size-fits-all policy that only applies to Muslim countries, this policy will be used as a recruitment tool,” Benson said. Articles appeared in news outlets around the nation, including KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Indianapolis Star, Cincinnati Enquirer, Detroit Free Press and Arizona Republic.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/29/refugee-ban-could-used-isil-recruiting-tool-some-say/97223598/

http://www.ksdk.com/news/refugee-ban-could-be-used-as-isil-recruiting-tool-some-say/394327648

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/29/refugee-ban-could-used-isil-recruiting-tool-some-say/97223598/

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/29/refugee-ban-could-used-isil-recruiting-tool-some-say/97223598/

http://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/29/refugee-ban-could-used-isil-recruiting-tool-some-say/97223598/

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/29/refugee-ban-could-used-isil-recruiting-tool-some-say/97223598/