[downandout]

Not only did his nationality have nothing to do with his success, his father had nothing to do with it. His father was not in his life, and until a few years ago, he was a hardly-successful manager at a small, grungy casino outside of Reno that caters to truck drivers called Boomtown. To say he was not well-liked among the staff would be an understatement (I've been there, and have asked dealers about him...the term "asshole" came up more than once).

It is entirely possible that some Syrians will create the next Apple, and that others will create the next horrific terrorist attack. People are people, and they're all different. The only thing that matters when it comes to immigration is math. Syria and surrounding areas have produced more terrorists per capita than other places. That's a reason to be careful with them, whether or not that is politically correct.

[skj]

The real impact of terrorism is only the fear we feel as a result. Alcohol is much more dangerous.

Compromising the principles on which the country was founded would be a victory only for the terrorists. For US citizens, and the rest of the world, it would be a tremendous shame.

[downandout]

If the principle you are referring to is unchecked immigration, that has never really been a principle in the US, even going back to the Ellis Island days. Alcohol, deer running across the highway, and bathtubs are currently more deadly than terrorist attacks. You can be sure that there are people that want to nothing more out of life than to change those statistics, and there's no reason to make it easier for them to accomplish their goals.

[karthick18]

The same people probably also want to curb Gun Violence?

[downandout]

Terrorists generally don't want to curb gun violence, no.