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Islamic State-Inspired: Data and Drive Votes

islamic state-inspired: It is assembling data to bolster the argument that the current legal immigration system is not only ill-conceived, but dangerous and damaging to U.S. workers, according to The Chronicle Herald. We believe that data drives policy, and this data will help drive votes, said White House spokesman Hogan Gidley, for what the administration considers, common sense America-first immigration controls the president has proposed. The administration was laying the groundwork for such a drive even before an Islamic State-inspired extremist who was born in Bangladesh tried to blow himself up in Midtown Manhattan on Monday. White House officials outlined their strategy this week exclusively to The Associated Press, and said the data demonstrates that changes are needed immediately. The issue is expected to be prominently featured in the president's Jan. 30 State of the Union address. But their effort will play out in a difficult political climate, as even Republicans in Congress are leery of engaging in a major immigration debate ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.