This document is a proposed legislation for the Associated Students of Madison Student Council that calls for the University of Wisconsin-Madison to become a sanctuary campus. It notes concerns over potential deportation of undocumented students under the new presidential administration and cites other universities that have taken steps to support and protect undocumented students. The legislation calls for UW-Madison to declare itself a sanctuary campus, refuse cooperation with immigration enforcement on campus, and adopt specific policies and programs to support undocumented students.
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Members of the local organizing committee for Free Minds Free People will lead a disorientation tour of the University of Minnesota. The purpose of the tour is to disorient attendees from the sanitized narratives of “diversity,” “campus climate,” “inclusion,” “multiculturalism,” “excellence” and other euphemisms used to mask the violence of the university. Instead, detour guides will orient attendees to past and present sites of resistance and activism. Detour guides will lead participants through histories of activism from the early 20th century to the present.
Attendees will be oriented to the immense contributions of the Afro-American Action Committee, the Latin Liberation Front, the General College Truth Movement, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the Beaver 55, queer liberation movements, animal rights activists, Students for Justice in Palestine, the U Community of Feminists, Danger Collective!, APIs or Equity and Diversity, Whose University?, Whose Diversity? and Differences organized (Do!). We will center the experiences of student activists who recognized the consequences of living, learning and laboring in a system designed without them in mind. “Being in and not of” means that though we are producers within the university, we need not be products of it. We can work against and potentially do without what we are within. In disorienting attendees from the cosmetic diversity and bonafide bs of the University of Minnesota, we hope to show why we see the University of Minnesota less of a land-grant institution and more of a land-grab institution; an educational system that is more private, than public; a corporation that presents students with more educational opportunists than educational opportunities; and a tower that is as anti ebony as it is ivory.
Members of the local organizing committee for Free Minds Free People will lead a disorientation tour of the University of Minnesota. The purpose of the tour is to disorient attendees from the sanitized narratives of “diversity,” “campus climate,” “inclusion,” “multiculturalism,” “excellence” and other euphemisms used to mask the violence of the university. Instead, detour guides will orient attendees to past and present sites of resistance and activism. Detour guides will lead participants through histories of activism from the early 20th century to the present.
Attendees will be oriented to the immense contributions of the Afro-American Action Committee, the Latin Liberation Front, the General College Truth Movement, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the Beaver 55, queer liberation movements, animal rights activists, Students for Justice in Palestine, the U Community of Feminists, Danger Collective!, APIs or Equity and Diversity, Whose University?, Whose Diversity? and Differences organized (Do!). We will center the experiences of student activists who recognized the consequences of living, learning and laboring in a system designed without them in mind. “Being in and not of” means that though we are producers within the university, we need not be products of it. We can work against and potentially do without what we are within. In disorienting attendees from the cosmetic diversity and bonafide bs of the University of Minnesota, we hope to show why we see the University of Minnesota less of a land-grant institution and more of a land-grab institution; an educational system that is more private, than public; a corporation that presents students with more educational opportunists than educational opportunities; and a tower that is as anti ebony as it is ivory.
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LAW SUMMARY
“Show Me” Your Legal Status: A
Constitutional Analysis of Missouri’s
Exclusion of DACA Students from
Postsecondary Educational Benefits
BRITTENY PFLEGER*
I. INTRODUCTION
More than 130 years ago, Emma Lazarus penned these legendary words:
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe
free . . . .”1 This passage from the poem The New Colossus embodies the
Statue of Liberty’s optimistic “welcome” to the world’s disenfranchised peo-
ple.2 Its meaning gives a sense of hope to the roughly 1.2 million undocu-
mented young people3 who were given the opportunity to become legally
present in the United States through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arri-
vals (“DACA”) program.4 Through the DACA program, undocumented
young people can receive a social security number, obtain a work permit, and
register for state benefits, such as in-state tuition and state scholarships.5
* B.S., University of Missouri, 2014; J.D. Candidate, University of Missouri School
of Law, 2017. Associate Managing Editor, Missouri Law Review, 2016–2017. I
would like to thank Professor Christina Wells for her guidance and support in the
development of this Note. I would also like to thank Dean Robert Bailey and Mr.
Roger Geary for their mentorship and guidance. Finally, I would like to thank my
family for their love, support, and inspiration throughout the years.
1. A Young Poet Captures the Essence of Lady Liberty, STATUE LIBERTY-ELLIS
ISLAND FOUND., INC., (quoting EMMA LAZARUS, THE NEW COLOSSUS (1883)),
http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/the-new-colossus (last visited Mar. 24, 2016).
2. Id.
3. “Young people” as used in this Note refers to DACA applicants between the
ages of fifteen and thirty-four. See Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA), U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICES, http://www.uscis.gov/
humanitarian/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca (last updated
Aug. 3, 2015) (the executive order creating the DACA program requires applicants to
be born on or after June 16, 1981 and be at least fifteen years old at the time of appli-
cation).
4. Zenen Jaimes Pérez, How DACA Has Improved the Lives of Undocumented
Young People, CTR. AM. PROGRESS (Nov. 19, 2014), https://cdn.american
progress.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/BenefitsOfDACABrief2.pdf.
5. Id.
606 MISSOURI LAW REVIEW [Vol. 81
Juan Sanchez, a Kansas resident who emigrated with his family from
Mexico at the age of two, is one such undocumented individual granted
DACA status.6 Sanchez graduated with honors from Kansas City Kansas
Community College in the spring of 2015.7 Through the University of Mis-
souri-Kansas City Metro Rate program,8 Sanchez enrolled in the Henry W.
Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City as an
in-state resident.9 Sanchez worked two jobs to pay for his full-time tuition.10
However, Mi ...
1. ASM Student Council, 23rd
Session
Legislation 23-XXXX-XX
Title: An Act to Make the University of Wisconsin Madison a Sanctuary Campus
Sponsored by: Representative Kerwin, Chair Morrison, Chair Rohrer, Representative Pérez,
Chair Khan, Representative Waters, Chair Vanucci, Chair Arain
Whereas, the recent Presidential elections raise the possibility of US immigration policy shifting1
to deport millions of undocumented immigrants studying, working, and living in the United2
States.3
4
Whereas, during President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign for President he promised to deport5
all “illegal” immigrants as “criminals”.6
7
Whereas, undocumented students, who either qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals8
(DACA) or who do not, represent a key component of our university community.9
10
Whereas, many of these undocumented students are currently living in a state of fear due to the11
lack of protection given to them by their university community.12
13
Whereas, The Associated Students of Madison (ASM) appreciates Chancellor Blank’s signing of14
the statement in support of DACA and undocumented immigrant students on November 21,15
2016, but also recognizes that more substantive policies are needed to support these students.16
17
Whereas, other leading public universities including the University of California system and the18
University of Arizona, currently only charge in-state tuition to DACA students.19
20
Whereas, a sanctuary campus refers to a campus that will protect all students, faculty, and staff,21
from intimidation, unfair investigation, and deportation by campus, state, and federal officers.22
23
Whereas, the idea of a sanctuary campus is already enshrined within U.S. Immigration and24
Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy, in particular the 2011 memo on “Enforcement Actions at or25
Focused on Sensitive Locations,” which states in regard to ICE policy “that these enforcement26
actions do not occur at nor are focused on sensitive locations such as schools and churches.”27
28
Whereas, the enforcement actions that are prohibited by the aforementioned 2011 memo include29
“(1) arrests; (2) interviews; (3) searches; and (4) for the purposes of immigration enforcement30
only, surveillance.”31
32
33
The Associated Students of Madison acting in Student Council do enact as follows:34
35
Therefore be it resolved, The Associated Students of Madison condemn President-elect Donald36
Trump’s racially motivated rhetoric to intimidate and deport Americans.37
38
Be it further resolved, The Associated Students of Madison urge the University of Wisconsin39
Madison to do all in its power to ensure undocumented students and immigrant students feel that40
they are safe on campus and treated fairly and equally,41
2. ASM Student Council, 23rd
Session
Legislation 23-XXXX-XX
Title: An Act to Make the University of Wisconsin Madison a Sanctuary Campus
Sponsored by: Representative Kerwin, Chair Morrison, Chair Rohrer, Representative Pérez,
Chair Khan, Representative Waters, Chair Vanucci, Chair Arain
1
Be it further resolved, that the University of Wisconsin - Madison take a decisive and2
meaningful stand in support of all undocumented students, regardless of whether they qualify for3
DACA or not, and charge in-state tuition to these students rather than the international rate they4
are currently charged.5
6
Be it further resolved, that the Associated Students of Madison call upon all churches associated7
with the campus community to declare themselves as “sanctuary churches” and provide refuge8
for students facing deportation.9
10
Be it further resolved, that the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin - Madison make an11
unequivocal public declaration of the university’s support for and protection of undocumented12
students, staff, and their families on campus and refusing to cooperate with any future immoral13
laws, executive orders, or judicial decisions that could threaten the rights of these individuals.14
15
Be it further resolved, the Associated Students of Madison calls upon the University of16
Wisconsin - Madison, to assign an office and specific administrators to support DACA students17
and other students who lack the privilege of citizenship, who amongst other tasks will be18
specifically charged with pursuing funding for students who lack citizenship; securing funding to19
cover fees associated with immigration-related, providing confidential, culturally-relevant mental20
health services to marginalized communities; and providing relevant training to students, staff,21
and faculty on how to support these individuals.22
23
Be it finally resolved, The Associated Students of Madison demands Chancellor Blank to declare24
the University of Wisconsin Madison a sanctuary campus by the date of the inauguration,25
January 20th
, 2017, meaning that the University of Wisconsin - Madison will (1) refuse to work26
with or release information to federal immigration authorities when it comes to the issues of27
deportation and (2) will adopt policies that prevent ICE from coming on to campus for the28
purpose of arrests, interviews, searches, and surveillance of undocumented students at UW29
Madison, and (3) University Police will not act on behalf of Federal agents to enforce30
immigration laws.31
32
Date introduced: November 30, 2016 Date acted upon:33
34
Disposition:35
36
Secretary:37
38
Chair:39
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