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From: "Suitt, Regina" rsuitt@pima.edu
Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Statements
Date: February 1, 2017 at 4:00:06 PM EST
To: Jeff Carter jcarter@literacypolicy.org
Hi all,
Here are a few things happening in Tucson at Pima College... calling in a minute:
Our Chancellor wrote a message after EO: https://pima.edu/press-room/whats-happening-announcements/201701-30-immigration.html https://pima.edu/press-room/whats-happening-announcements/201701-30-immigration.html
PCC is one of only 2 colleges in Arizona that grant in state tuition for DACA students and is part of a suit against Maricopa CC by the State of Arizona
ABE is not allowed to serve DACA students by attorney general decision, but has worked with various community groups to ensure classes are available for free
Our Refugee program students have heard from several community groups about resources and their rights, includng a town hall with U of A file:///C:/Users/rsuitt/Downloads/Town%20Hall%20on%20Trump%20EOs%20Flyer.pdf
Our Provost wrote a great article: http://www.latinorebels.com/2016/12/10/undocumented-students-fear-for-their-futures-in-trumps-america-opinion/ http://www.latinorebels.com/2016/12/10/undocumented-students-fear-for-their-futures-in-trumps-america-opinion/
On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Jeff Carter <jcarter@literacypolicy.org mailto:jcarter@literacypolicy.org> wrote:
If any members have issued statements related to Trump’s executive order one refugees from last Friday, the DeVos nomination — or anything else, I think it would be a good idea to share them via this list.
I know that one of our members, MPI, issued a statement about the refugee order:
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/refugee-resettlement-program-unsuitable-target http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/refugee-resettlement-program-unsuitable-target
Jeff
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