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PAKPAC Welcomes
Obama Administration
Decision to Abolish NSEERS
Program
Washington DC,
April 27th 2011: The Pakistani
American Public
Affairs Committee
(PAKPAC), welcomes
the decision of the
Department of
Homeland Security
(DHS) to abolish the
policy of
National
Security Entry-Exit
Registration System
(NSEERS) also known
as Special
Registration. As
this decision is
printed in the
Federal Register, we
are pleased that DHS
has finally put an
end to a
controversial
policy, which
has been in effect
since 2002 and has
significantly
negatively impacted
the lives of hundred
if not thousands of
non-immigrants and
temporary visitors, many of
them of Pakistani
heritage.
Ever since the
establishment of NSEERS
policy, PAKPAC and
other Civil Rights
Advocacy Groups have
repeatedly pointed
to US Government
agencies about its
infectivity, and
substantial inconvenience
it has caused.
PAKPAC thanks the
policy makers and
the Obama
Administration for
recognizing the
infectivity of this policy,
and has
caused significant
negative impact and
hardship on the
lives of thousands
of families. We do
feel that in future,
it is important that
the policies that
are made in “knee
jerk” manner be well
thought about in
advance and continue
to evaluate the
efficacy of many of
the policies. Any
program which
directly or
indirectly
discriminates
against people of
certain ethnicity,
religion or other
protected criteria
is against core
American Values.
Related Material:
DHS Notification on
Abolishing NSEERS
PAKPAC Comments on
NSEERS policy
Letter to Inspector
General DHS
National Security
Entry-Exit
Registration System
Policy
For more information
write to
ed@pakpac.net or call 202
558 6404
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