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In our latest report, WIP reveals an increase in use of dehumanizing language on the Office of Refugee Resettlement website during the Trump administration. @jimdaleywrites delves deeper in @inthesetimesmag. sunlightfoundation.com/wp-content/upl… inthesetimes.com/article/22082/… 
Using a content analysis script developed with the help of @andresnz and @EnviroDGI, WIP shows that the term “alien,” which was used on the ORR website 103 times before Trump’s inauguration, now appears 720 times (an increase of 599%).
Perhaps recognizing its stigmatizing effect, ORR used the term “unaccompanied alien children” sparingly in the past, despite the fact that that term is codified in statutory language. Now the website is littered with the term.
HHS commented: “Webpages universally are updated frequently to reflect the latest information available. ORR’s website is no different. Our website may be updated as new policies and procedures are incorporated into the program or if current policies are modified.”
Sunlight's @aalemelin explores these and other changes to ORR's website in WIP's latest blog post. sunlightfoundation.com/2019/10/03/new…
