The freedom of speech, I think is huge because you don't have that under Sharia law. And you also don't have the assumption of innocence under Sharia law as we. Do many interpretations of Sharia. Blasphemy, criticism of the Quran or the Prophet Muhammad can be a serious offense, sometimes punishable by death. And there are many others that I don't have time to get to. But I wanted to bring that up today so that Americans understand the differences and why we need to be very careful about who we let into this country. (04:38–04:46)
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