New York University Offers Free Legal Counsel to Illegal Immigrant Students and Staff
“We believe that it is vital that those pursuing higher learning should be able to move across borders in peaceful pursuit of their scholarship”
Shouldn’t schools that do this sort of thing be cut off from federal funds?
Campus Reform reports:
DeBlasio’s alma mater offers free legal counsel to illegal students, employees
New York University spoke out against immigration enforcement over the weekend amid mounting anticipation of ICE raids, offering free legal counsel to students and employees at risk of being deported.
“We believe that it is vital that those pursuing higher learning should be able to move across borders in peaceful pursuit of their scholarship,” NYU said in a Saturday statement.
The same statement included a promise that NYU “does not — and will not” provide government agencies with information “that would enable them to target undocumented members of our community” without being compelled to do so and assured students that the school does not allow any federal agency representatives to enter campus buildings barring legal process or permission, adding that “such permission is not given for targeting undocumented members of our community or for gathering information on them.”
NYU offered advice regarding how members of the community should respond if they are approached by immigration enforcement, directing illegal students and employees to an information page hosted by the NYU alumnus, 2020 Democrat presidential candidate, and New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
The page advises illegal immigrants to “Know Your Rights,” linking a “fact sheet” that offers information about how to avoid and/or manage being arrested by ICE. The mayor’s fact sheet tells those who are approached by ICE that they have the right to say, among other things, “I don’t want to talk to you right now.”
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How can they employ illegal aliens?
My thoughts too! Where is that useless AG Barr when he could be doing something constructive?
Hmm. Using their logic, shouldn’t any “undocumented student” who so desires be able to just show up and attend class at NYU?
Everyone in New York that desires some higher education should just show up for whatever classes they want to take at NYU. That seems to be the university’s policy.
I’d recommend sticking with STEM courses if the undocumented student wants to actually acquire any knowledge through their attendance.
Now wait a moment! NYU has a campus in Abu Dhabi. Here is its FAQ:
https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/about/faqs/overview.html
Notice the question “Does NYU Abu Dhabi admit Israeli students, and recruit Israeli faculty?” The answer: “As in the US, individuals invited to attend any educational institution in the UAE must lawfully enter the country under prevailing local immigration laws. The UAE does not have diplomatic relations with Israel and therefore does not recognize Israeli passports for the purposes of entry into the country.”
So what is NYU NY doing admitting “undocumented” students? Apparently, the real policy is to respect immigration laws that harm Jews, but not any others.