New immigration rules lead to ethnic and religious profiling , says Arsalan Iftikhar . He says this will create blind spots terrorists can exploit . Most notably , these examples include the April 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in which the two white male domestic terrorists , Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols , were able to flee while officers operated on the theory that the act had been committed by `` Arab terrorists '' for the first 48 hours of the investigation . He says scrutinizing behavior is the best way to prevent terrorist plots . Policy deeply undermines Obama administration 's commitment to civil rights , he says .
New immigration rules lead to ethnic and religious profiling , says Arsalan Iftikhar . He says this will create blind spots terrorists can exploit . He says scrutinizing behavior is the best way to prevent terrorist plots . Policy deeply undermines Obama administration 's commitment to civil rights , he says .