A screenshot of the cover page of a May 2012 report by the Penn State Center for Immigrants’ Rights and the Rights Working Group.
A May 2012 report titled “The NSEERS Effect: A Decade of Racial Profiling, Fear, and Secrets,” by the Penn State Center for Immigrants’ Rights and Rights Working Group has garnered national media attention recently in relation to President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals for surveying Muslims once he takes office. Here is an excerpt from a recent CNN article:
“Assuming Trump brings back NSEERS, what will be the likely impact?
“It would be pretty devastating for the Arab and Muslim communities.
“The previous program registered and monitored more than 80,000 men and boys, according to a 2012 report by Penn State Law and Rights Working Group, a coalition of local, state and national rights organizations. More than 13,000 of those registrants were placed in deportation proceedings, the report added.
“Rights groups slammed NSEERS for targeting Arabs and Muslims, striking fear into those communities, confusing registrants with ambiguous and complex instructions that resulted in needless penalties, and even uprooting and tearing families apart.”
Read more at CNN.com.