DHS Evokes 1940s D.C. In Latest Social Media Push—Critics Say It Glorifies Pre-Civil Rights Era

DHS Evokes 1940s D.C. In Latest Social Media Push—Critics Say It Glorifies Pre-Civil Rights Era

The Department of Homeland Security has made an aggressive social media push, including the use of memes, to boost Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer recruitment.

On social media, the Department of Homeland Security appeals to nostalgia — with motifs of White identity

A recruitment poster recently shared on the Department of Homeland Security’s social media pages depicts Uncle Sam at a crossroads. In one direction point the words “homeland” and “opportunity.” Toward the other, “invasion” and “cultural decline.”