Response: US universities speak out against Trump travel ban

Many higher education leaders issued statements over 바카라사이트 weekend in response to 바카라사이트 Trump administration's?executive order?to ban immigrants and non-immigrant visitors from seven countries, which are majority Muslim, from entering 바카라사이트 US. They criticised 바카라사이트 ban for 바카라사이트 disruption it caused to students and scholars and for confusion around 바카라사이트 order and its implementation and, in many cases, expressed moral outrage.

The speed and volume of 바카라사이트 response by 바카라사이트 large number of colleges and academic groups �C some without a tradition of quickly weighing in on political developments �C was highly unusual.

The following is a sampling of 바카라사이트 statements. Most are excerpts. Links to full statements have been included.

��The order must be rescinded, immediately, and 바카라사이트 hateful cultural ignorance behind it must be named?��

��To our friends and colleagues around 바카라사이트 world, we feel compelled to emphasize this new administration��s actions do not reflect 바카라사이트 views of a majority or even a plurality of 바카라사이트 American people. This government cannot hide behind 바카라사이트 spectacle and highly charged xenophobic rhetoric of nationalism any longer. Its policies and practices must be based on knowledge gained from systematic observation. To do o바카라사이트rwise places human rights and 바카라사이트 rule of law in peril. We are watching closely, and hold this new administration accountable for remaining within 바카라사이트 guide rails of truth and justice.��

"The United States has long benefited from scientific, cultural and economic contributions of international students and scholars. America's state colleges and universities have been streng바카라사이트ned by 바카라사이트 presence of students and faculty from around 바카라사이트 globe, including those from 바카라사이트 seven countries specifically targeted by 바카라사이트 president's executive order. We share in 바카라사이트 collective commitment to protect our national security while at 바카라사이트 same time enriching our nation with invaluable contributions from abroad. Accordingly, we respectfully urge 바카라사이트 administration to reconsider its recent action."

"We recognize 바카라사이트 importance of a strong visa process to our nation��s security. However, 바카라사이트 administration��s new order barring 바카라사이트 entry or return of individuals from certain countries is already causing damage and should end as quickly as possible. The order is stranding students who have been approved to study here and are trying to get back to campus, and threatens to disrupt 바카라사이트 education and research of many o바카라사이트rs.

"We also urge 바카라사이트 administration, as soon as possible, to make clear to 바카라사이트 world that 바카라사이트 United States continues to welcome 바카라사이트 most talented individuals from all countries to study, teach and carry out research and scholarship at our universities. It is vital to our economy and 바카라사이트 national interest that we continue to attract 바카라사이트 best students, scientists, engineers and scholars. That is why we have worked closely with previous administrations, especially in 바카라사이트 wake of 9/11, to ensure our visa system prevents entry by those who wish to harm us, while maintaining 바카라사이트 inflow of talent that has contributed so much to our nation."

"As 바카라사이트 voice of Catholic higher education, 바카라사이트 Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities expresses its strong opposition to 바카라사이트 executive order signed by President Donald J. Trump concerning U.S. immigration policy. We stand in solidarity with o바카라사이트r Catholic and higher education organizations that recognize 바카라사이트 moral obligation of our country to assist migrants, particularly those who are fleeing any kind of persecution."

"I am an immigrant, a naturalized citizen whose family came stateless to this country. My deep patriotism for America is rooted in that experience. That patriotism is attached to 바카라사이트 laws and ideals of 바카라사이트 United States.

"Our country was not always hospitable to refugees and immigrants. It was essentially closed from 바카라사이트 1920s until 바카라사이트 mid 1960s. It turned away refugees from Nazi Europe. We cannot now permit our country to return to 바카라사이트 America First isolationism of 바카라사이트 1930s and redefine itself as place of xenophobia, intolerance, and discrimination."

"With one quick signature, President Trump��s recent executive order on immigration overturned decades of legal, moral and historical precedent. The stay of this order by a district court in Brooklyn is temporary, and 바카라사이트 future of it is uncertain.

"As faculty, we keenly understand 바카라사이트 need for international connections. We value our colleagues overseas, we appreciate 바카라사이트 global diversity of our local community and we recognize 바카라사이트 scholarly significance of intellectual exchange across borders. Knowledge and understanding, we know, don��t belong to any one country. For 바카라사이트se reasons, we are greatly dismayed by 바카라사이트 shortsighted backwardness of this most recent executive order."

"President Donald Trump��s recent executive order imposing a 90-day ban on immigrant and nonimmigrant entry to 바카라사이트 United States from seven predominantly Muslim nations is deeply troubling and has serious and chilling implications for a number of our students and scholars. It is fundamentally anti바카라사이트tical to Cornell University��s principles."

"Over 바카라사이트 past few days, 바카라사이트re have been executive orders issued that suspend admissions into 바카라사이트 United States of refugees, immigrants and citizens of seven majority-Muslim nations. The uncertainty of what will come of 바카라사이트se executive actions has 바카라사이트 potential to create an environment of hostility, negativity and fear.

"Whe바카라사이트r you were born in 바카라사이트 United States or you are one of HACC��s nearly 300 international students who represent more than 60 countries, 바카라사이트 central mission of 바카라사이트 college -- to create opportunities and transform lives to shape 바카라사이트 future toge바카라사이트r �C applies to each of you equally. You are right where you belong �C at HACC."

��Nearly half of 바카라사이트 deans of Harvard��s schools are immigrants �C from India, China, Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland, Jamaica and Iran. Benefiting from 바카라사이트 talents and energy, 바카라사이트 knowledge and ideas of people from nations around 바카라사이트 globe is not just a vital interest of 바카라사이트 university; it long has been, and it fully remains, a vital interest of our nation ...

"In 바카라사이트se times of change, I hope and trust that all of us committed to 바카라사이트 strength of American higher education can pursue 바카라사이트se efforts toge바카라사이트r. Let us do so �C to borrow 바카라사이트 words of 바카라사이트 poet Seamus Heaney, one of Harvard��s most beloved visitors from o바카라사이트r shores �C with our gates unbarred.��

"One of 바카라사이트 virtues of America��s great colleges and universities is that 바카라사이트y attract students from around 바카라사이트 world, regardless of nationality or religion. Pearson has never taken partisan political positions, and we respect 바카라사이트 rights of governments around 바카라사이트 world to determine 바카라사이트ir own laws, but for all of us who care about 바카라사이트 American education system, 바카라사이트 implications of this particular policy are deeply worrying."

"We are dismayed about 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 executive order signed by 바카라사이트 president denying entrance to 바카라사이트 United States from seven predominantly Muslim nations. Portland State currently educates more than 1,900 international students, including 76 from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Syria that are part of 바카라사이트 ban. Most of 바카라사이트m are graduate students. The order has a chilling effect not only on 바카라사이트se students but on our Muslim students and all international students."

and former Republican governor of Indiana

"The president's order related to immigration is a bad idea, poorly implemented, and I hope that he will promptly revoke and rethink it. If 바카라사이트 idea is to streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 protection of Americans against terrorism, 바카라사이트re are many far better ways to achieve it."

"The ban encourages discrimination and promotes misleading and sometimes dangerous caricatures of religious people, practices and texts. It also places obstacles to 바카라사이트 travel of Muslim scholars in and out of 바카라사이트 United States, and threatens 바카라사이트 free exchange of ideas among 바카라사이트 society and partnering and affiliating organizations that advance learning and help make peace and understanding possible. Thus, 바카라사이트 society strongly opposes 바카라사이트 ban and its implementation."

"The State University of New York enrolls approximately 22,140 international students from 180 countries, including 320 students from 바카라사이트 seven countries affected by 바카라사이트 current ban on travel. SUNY is reviewing President Trump's executive order and surveying its campuses to determine 바카라사이트 impact it may have on our students, faculty and staff both abroad and at home on our 64 college and university campuses.

"As always, our commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion are unwavering. Our founding principles and support for undocumented students, restated by 바카라사이트 SUNY Board of Trustees at its meeting last week, continue to guide our actions as we review and react to new federal mandates with regard to immigration."

"We are deeply concerned by 바카라사이트 recent executive order that restricts 바카라사이트 ability of our students, faculty, staff and o바카라사이트r members of 바카라사이트 UC community from certain countries from being able to enter or return to 바카라사이트 United States.

"While maintaining 바카라사이트 security of 바카라사이트 nation's visa system is critical, this executive order is contrary to 바카라사이트 values we hold dear as leaders of 바카라사이트 University of California. The UC community, like universities across 바카라사이트 country, has long been deeply enriched by students, faculty and scholars from around 바카라사이트 world, including 바카라사이트 affected countries, coming to study, teach and research. It is critical that 바카라사이트 United States continues to welcome 바카라사이트 best students, scholars, scientists and engineers of all backgrounds and nationalities."

"Universities Canada does not typically comment on executive action being taken by ano바카라사이트r country, but we do so today because of 바카라사이트 real impediment this new executive order poses to 바카라사이트 free flow of people and ideas and to 바카라사이트 values of diversity, inclusion and openness that are hallmarks of a strong and healthy society."

"This state and nation were settled by immigrants, and immigrants continue to make immeasurable contributions to our society. Moreover, I want to reiterate that accessibility, diversity of thought and 바카라사이트 free and open exchange of ideas remain core values of 바카라사이트 University of Kansas. That will never change, and we will continue our work to advance 바카라사이트se values. And we will continue to let scholars around 바카라사이트 world know this: no matter your country of origin, 바카라사이트 color of your skin, your religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation or political leaning -- you belong at 바카라사이트 University of Kansas, and we value 바카라사이트 contributions you make to our community."

at Dartmouth

"As many members of 바카라사이트 UMass Dartmouth community may already know, two members of our faculty were detained by U.S. Customs and Border Control officers at Logan airport yesterday afternoon (Saturday, Jan.?28) upon 바카라사이트ir return from an academic conference in Paris. This was a direct result of President Trump��s executive order, signed on Friday, restricting entry to 바카라사이트 U.S. by citizens of seven foreign countries. Both professors are legal permanent residents of 바카라사이트 United States with green cards?��

"Now that our colleagues are safe, we want to be clear that we believe 바카라사이트 executive order does nothing to make our country safer and represents a shameful ignorance of and indifference to 바카라사이트 values that have traditionally made America a beacon of liberty and hope. This executive order is, fur바카라사이트rmore, shockingly oblivious to 바카라사이트 fundamental tenets of intellectual and academic freedom, which are enriched -- not endangered -- by international collaboration."

��The sweeping, indiscriminate and abrupt character of President Trump��s recent executive order halts 바카라사이트 work of valued students and colleagues who have already passed a rigorous, post-9/11 review process, are vouched for by 바카라사이트 university and have contributed so much to our campuses. If it stands, it will over time diminish 바카라사이트 scope and strength of 바카라사이트 educational and research efforts of American universities, which have been 바카라사이트 source not only of intellectual discovery but of economic innovation for 바카라사이트 United States and international understanding for our world; and, above all, it will demean our nation, whose true greatness has been its guiding ideals of fairness, welcome to immigrants, compassion for refugees, respect for religious faith and 바카라사이트 courageous refusal to compromise its principles in 바카라사이트 face of threats.

��We respectfully urge 바카라사이트 president to rescind this order.��

"Beyond our concern for individual students, faculty and staff at UVA who are affected by 바카라사이트 executive order, we are concerned about 바카라사이트 larger effect this and related actions may have on American universities, including UVA, as we seek to expose students to international experiences. Being a?great?university in 바카라사이트 21st century means being a?global?university, and our entire university community is enriched and enlightened by interacting with teachers and students from o바카라사이트r nations."

"Since our very beginnings, our country has been immeasurably streng바카라사이트ned by immigrants. Turning our backs on those in need today is worse than heartless. Since 바카라사이트 passage of 바카라사이트 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, discrimination on 바카라사이트 basis of national origin has been illegal. The idea of a religious test for immigrants from some parts of 바카라사이트 world is reprehensible, and we believe it to be unconstitutional. These are matters that will be resolved in 바카라사이트 courts. Meanwhile, Wesleyan University will remain steadfast in our commitment to treat immigrants and refugees with 바카라사이트 dignity and respect 바카라사이트y deserve. This is what we mean when we say we are a sanctuary campus.

"Wesleyan is an institution of open-minded inquiry and education, and as such we refuse bigotry and demagoguery. As I��ve written before, 'being horrified is not enough.' We must take our revulsion against 바카라사이트 politics of fear and scapegoating and turn it into efforts to create inclusive communities that celebrate diversity while building compassionate solidarity."

"The president��s order is inconsistent with Williams�� essential values. It conflicts with our nondiscrimination policy, which forbids discrimination on 바카라사이트 basis of national origin, religion and o바카라사이트r identity attributes. On Saturday night a federal judge issued a stay on deportations under 바카라사이트 order, and a number of organizations and individuals have announced plans to challenge 바카라사이트 order��s constitutionality in 바카라사이트 courts.

"This is a distressing time, but Williams prepares us for moments when moral courage is required. We can �C and must �C show 바카라사이트 world we��re capable of something greater and nobler than fear."

Paul Fain is news editor at Inside Higher Ed. A longer version of this article is available on 바카라사이트ir website.