{"id":57902,"date":"2014-09-16T18:58:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T02:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=57902"},"modified":"2014-09-16T18:58:57","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T02:58:57","slug":"why-are-we-naturalizing-terrorists-from-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=57902","title":{"rendered":"Why Are We Naturalizing Terrorists From Yemen?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why are we allowing in anybody from the Arab and Islamic worlds? Why take that risk? Who was responsible for allowing this guy to become an American citizen? I say, no more immigrants. Islam and immigration are two things that America can do without. <\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/storyline\/isis-terror\/rochester-man-mufid-elfgeeh-accused-supporting-isis-militants-n204941\">Report<\/a>: Court documents say Mufid A. 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