Our View: Open records crucial to accountability
From Sunshine Review
February 15, 2009
[edit] Our View: Open records crucial to accountability
"Media are sometimes criticized by the public for going after government to obtain records that show what that government is doing for the public it serves. It's difficult for reporters and editors to understand that criticism; after all, the information is supposed to be public, and available to the taxpayers the government works for. At the risk of seeming unduly humble, media does what it does for you - the readers and taxpayers. A recent report from the Los Angeles Times is a prime example of why persistence is necessary.
According to the report, the Immigration Justice Clinic at Cardozo School of Law had to sue to get access to arrest data and internal memos from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about arrests of illegal immigrants over the past several years. After a court ruled in Cardozo's favor, the documents were released. A look at what they contain reveals why ICE wasn't in any hurry to provide them."
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