[green iguana]

Why the hell would we even allow people on a terror watch list to be in our country?

Ummm... because some of them are citizens of this country. And, believe it or not, many of the people on the watch lists are not terrorists, even if they may look like it or have suggestive names. That's why it's called a 'watch list' and not a 'deport list' or an 'arrest list.'

[umgud]

Never assumed we’d deport citizens. But, I say we are at war and if suspicion exists, deport them, which is a little more humane than interning them as we did the Japanese, most of whom were citizens.

[Publius6961]

Ummm... because some of them are citizens of this country. And, believe it or not, many of the people on the watch lists are not terrorists, even if they may look like it or have suggestive names. That's why it's called a 'watch list' and not a 'deport list' or an 'arrest list.'

An apparent thorough, but useless response.

What, pray tell then, would be the reason (or other justification) to put him on a "watch list?"