Maps show where immigrants from banned nations live; many are in rural areas - Entrepreneur Generations

Immigrants from the seven countries—Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen—targeted by President Trump's ban make up about two percent of the foreign born population in the U.S., reports The New York Times, which has compiled seven maps of where all the immigrants live. Most of them are naturalized citizens that are not directly affected by Trump's ban. (Times map: Where the 83,843 Somali immigrants live)

"But the status of tens of thousands of those with permanent resident status is not as clear, as administration officials have said they may be subject to greater scrutiny if they travel abroad," reports the Times. "And visa holders may not be able to return to the U.S. if they go out of the country." (84,035 Syrian immigrants are located in many rural areas)

Of the more than 856,000 immigrants, visa holders and green-card holders originally from the countries affected by the ban, only three are known to have been involved in terrorist attacks against the U.S. since Sept. 11, 2001, reports the Times. Two involved driving a vehicle into a crowd, in North Carolina and Ohio, and the third stabbed 10 people outside a mall in Minnesota. (199,380 immigrants are from Iraq)

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