Several hundred New York City high school and college students walked out of their classrooms at noon on Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump and his executive order restricting travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.

Jesse Watters spoke to students gathered in Manhattan's Foley Square to get to the bottom of why they oppose the travel ban.

You'll be surprised to learn that many of the students weren't exactly well-versed on the policy ... or not.

Some were skeptical about the true nature of the threat...

Others denied that these other countries are any worse than the United States...

Meantime, some students were surprised to discover they may actually agree with the travel ban...

Watch the full segment above, and be sure to tune in to Watters' World this Saturday at 8:00 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel.

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