Most Terrorists Are Homegrown, Not Refugees

Since news broke that the suspect behind a terrorist attack in Edmonton was a Somali refugee, the most alarmist and factually unsound myth perpetuated by the anti-refugee camp has been popping up in all corners of the internet: that terrorists are coming into Canada, masquerading as refugees. But a quick look at past terrorism cases in Canada and research in the US shows this simply isn't true.