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.

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.)

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.

Dr. Loyd said it better https://twitter.com/mobilarchiva/status/1280472254976086017?s=20