On July 6th, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Ronald Reagan’s enduring wisdom that “Government is not the solution to the problem”, but the problem itself. As if it was not enough that the coronavirus pandemic had jeopardised the spring and summer plans of almost every university student, the government chose not to confront...
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Sixth Amendment: NYC Lawyers for Undocumented Children
A Buzzfeed article published earlier today stated that a legal counsel initiative started by the New York City Council has prevented the deportation of 13 undocumented children in the five boroughs. There have been 424 cases screened so far, and another 22 applications for asylum are still pending. The U.S. Constitution is now being applied...
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DREAM Act Fight
Last Friday, there was a group a of students who held a demonstration on Ho Plaza to show support for the currently pending DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act, which is essentially a bill that would provide financial aid to the children of illegal immigrants. Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the...
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Skorton: Make Life Better for Progeny of Illegals
The DREAM(Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Children) Act has earned the support of Cornell’ very own president Skorton: In a letter last month to presidents and chancellors of institutions of higher learning across the country, Arizona State University President Michael Crow and Cornell University President David Skorton urged a concerted effort to push Congress...
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Skorton Supports DREAM Act
President Skorton recently sent a public letter to leaders of other post-secondary institutions in New York State and to members of the federal congress expressing his support for the DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act, which would provide subsidized higher education for children born of illegal aliens inside the United States. It...