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Non-immigrant academics:
Our defenses of immigrant students should not be couched in terms of their ‘economic value’ to universities & college towns. Capitalist extraction is not a basis for solidarity.
Our defenses of immigrant students should not be couched in terms of their ‘economic value’ to universities & college towns. Capitalist extraction is not a basis for solidarity.
Taken further:
We should understand that this move by ICE is about pitting the public health of communities against the economic interests of the university (after decades of budget cuts & increased reliance on tiered tuition schedules by residency & citizenship status.)
We should understand that this move by ICE is about pitting the public health of communities against the economic interests of the university (after decades of budget cuts & increased reliance on tiered tuition schedules by residency & citizenship status.)
Beyond that, it’s also pitting institutional arrangements vs the well-being of those who are already placed at greatest risk by the status quo (amplified by the pandemic).
The push to “re-open” came after the data made it clear that Black, Latinx, & Indigenous people are dying.
The push to “re-open” came after the data made it clear that Black, Latinx, & Indigenous people are dying.
Dr. Loyd said it better 
https://twitter.com/mobilarchiva/status/1280472254976086017?s=20
https://twitter.com/mobilarchiva/status/1280472254976086017?s=20
