True. If they were concerned about security, they'd close the borders, and get rid of the open door policy for Saudi nationals. They definitely wouldn't bring thousands of Islamic Syrians here to America either.
No. The data mining has nothing to do with protecting U.S. citizens. It has everything to do with controling U.S. citizens - the enemy of this current administration.
Didn’t I see that they aren’t even tracking overseas calls, only those within the U.S.?