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Tuesday, September 08 2009 16:09 |
By Wendy Sefsaf, reprinted from Immigration Impact
The 2009 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review process, a web-based interactive dialogue designed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to allow your opinions and ideas to inform and strengthen the Department’s relationship with its vast array of partners and stakeholders, has been up and running for a few weeks now. The online portal, however, will stop taking comments this Sunday, September 6.
Sadly and predictably, the website’s comment section is being filled up by the same template xenophobia that plagues so many of the comments section of online newspapers and blogs all over the web. At best, the comments are tinged with racism and anti-immigrant sentiment. At worst, the comments are totally irrelevant to DHS’s goals for which they are seeking comment.
Much has been said about DHS, which has received tons of criticism (often earned) over the past several years. So when DHS opens up an avenue for constructive dialogues, it seems like those who care most about the tactics of the largest law enforcement agency in our nation should take the time to read through their goals and thoughtfully comment on the content.
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