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applegrove

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Thu Feb 22, 2018, 08:46 PM Feb 2018

U.S. Immigration Office Removes Nation of Immigrants From Mission Statement

https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-immigration-office-removes-nation-of-immigrants-from-mission-statement?ref=home

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ new mission statement notably removes its previous reference to America as a “nation of immigrants.” In an email sent to staffers on Wednesday, obtained by The Intercept, agency director L. Francis Cissna circulated the agency’s new mission and said that “this simple, straightforward statement clearly defines the agency’s role in our country’s lawful immigration system and the commitment we have to the American people.” The new statement also excluded the word “customers,” which previously described those the agency served, claiming that the term’s use “leads to the erroneous belief that applicants and petitioners, rather than the American people, are whom we ultimately serve.” When asked about the exclusion of the “nation of immigrants” phrase, USCIS said that the “statement speaks for itself.”

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U.S. Immigration Office Removes Nation of Immigrants From Mission Statement (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2018 OP
I hope someone is tracking these changes. rickford66 Feb 2018 #1
love the 'after Trump' phase! riversedge Feb 2018 #3
What hateful people think these statement changes are so important ? lunasun Feb 2018 #2
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