As Trump attempts to force international students out of the country if their school does not hold in-person classes, many colleges and universities are pushing back. This article breaks down the importance of international students to higher education institutions and the U.S. economy as a whole.
Juneteenth /
As we celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating the date in 1865 when slaves in Galveston, Texas officially learned of their freedom a full 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, it’s important to also remember how the egalitarian promise of Reconstruction following the Civil War was rapidly obliterated. Reconstruction failed due to organized violence and intimidation by white supremacists in the South (supported by and acquiesced in by scores of white people throughout the country), as a result of Northern politicians willing to make political deals to maintain power, and because of racist U.S. Supreme Court decisions that bolstered white supremacy at the expense of black Americans. This report prepared by the Equal Justice Initiative details the horrific violence suffered by black people in America during and after Reconstruction and helps us understand our history and the deep foundations of racism in our country and how much work we have to do .
CIS delays getting worse and denial rates increasing /
“While much of the attention this year has been on illegal activity at the border, the White House has moved in calculated, but often overlooked, ways to constrict the pipeline of legal immigration.” Read Fortune’s whole article to learn more here.
CIS processing delays on the rise /
For more information: https://www.aila.org/File/Related/19042400a.pdf
Extremist anti-immigrant groups want more than a wall – they want to slash all immigration, including legal immigration /
Trump put so much focus on building the wall that he neglected many other areas of immigration reform, and did not push any legislation when the republicans had control of the house and senate. However, it still remains clear that the ultimate goal is to have as few immigrants in the United States as possible. Read more here.
