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University of Michigan Liberal Protesters Support Pro-ILLEGALS Agenda over U.S.A. citizens: Arrest
Higher education continues to take on new forms. At the University of Michigan some students seem to be with confusion concerning the meanings of "Legal" and "Illegal".Are these students just more of the same movement confronting "We the People" and "rule of law" which those who come invading the U.S.A. seem to live in a fog of not knowing right form wrong?
As yourself while reading and viewing the articles which are provided below how many of these people are perusing higher education do so with the main focus on liberal arts study, as well as, how many will be teaching the children, and will they be willing to disclose their support of those who break the laws of the U.S.A. to all those who should know of this information - parents, educators, employers and so forth.
If we are going to reward those invading and/or being in the U.S.A. ILLEGALLY, then shouldn't we first give better treatment to U.S.A. citizens and/or release those U.S.A. citizens from prisons if their only crime is not a serious one? These University of Michigan protesters seem to think ILLEGALS in the U.S.A. for some sick reasoning should be given red carpet treatment for their crimes. Really?
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| One of the OH so many camps where U.S.A. citizens, even U.S.A. Veterans are forced to live in Ann Arbor, Michigan. To follow more concerning "The Houseless", go here: http://Houseless.org |
Aren't there more important and "right before their eyes" problems that these higher education Liberals could be addressing? Say like: U.S.A. citizens starving in their own country?; U.S.A. citizens being refused work in their own country due to ILLEGALS stealing the work?; U.S.A. citizens being forced to live on the streets, under viaducts and/or near extinction while ILLEGALS take over? Or is it that their focus is just for an agenda which will hurt others while helping those that help their agenda? Well, what say you Liberal higher education walkers in fog?
Well?
Guard the children, don't hate, nor bring any harm unto any people who are part of a movement living in a fog and have descended upon the U.S.A..
Michael Love, IIO
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8 arrested at University of Michigan protest for undocumented students
Apr 17, 2013
Written by David Jesse
Detroit Free Press Education Writer
Eight University of Michigan students were arrested Wednesday evening
as they sat in the middle of an Ann Arbor intersection protesting for
tuition equality for undocumented residents.
U-M
police officers said they were arrested for obstructing traffic. They
were taken to a police station and could be issued a ticket, officers
said.
There were
eight total arrests, seven students and one U-M almunus, said U-M police
spokeswoman Diane Brown. They were all processed and released pending
charges, which could be charges of disorderly conduct, disobeying a
police officer or impeding traffic.
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| A Ann Arbor police officer arrests Antonio Cosme one of the protesters demanding tuition equality took part in the sit in on State street in front of the the Student Union building on the University of Michigan campus Wednesday, April 17, 2013. |
"All
were very cooperative," Brown said in an e-mail to the Free Press.
"Once they were cleared out of vehicle traffic, there were no other
problems."
Yonah
Lieberman, a senior from Washington, D.C., was among those who was
arrested. He walked peacefully to the police car, continuing to chant.
“I’m
willing to risk arrest,” he said minutes before that. “The cause is
worthy enough. The students can’t get in here deserve our support.”
The
crowd initially blocked the entire intersection at South State and
South University. As car horns sounded, the group linked arms and
chanted.
The first
police officer arrived about five minutes after students entered the
intersection. About five minutes later, protest organizers told all
those who didn’t want to get arrested to get back on the sidewalk.
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| Protesters demanding tuition equality gathered at the Student Union building on the University of Michigan campus Wednesday, April 17, 2013. A sit in was staged on State street where several arrests were made. / Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press |
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| Police arrest a student in a protest Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor over tuition prices for undocumented students. / David Jesse/Detroit Free Press |
Olson,
18, a U-M freshman from Ann Arbor, was among about 60 students and
community members who turned out Wednesday evening to protest in front
of the Michigan Union.
The
students are calling on the U-M Board of Regents to make sweeping
policy changes that would require the university to charge the in-state
rate to anyone who grew up in Michigan.
Javier
Contreras, 18, of Ann Arbor, would fit that bill. He came from Mexico
when he was young and has grown up in Michigan. He graduates this year
from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor and applied to U-M for his
undergraduate studies.
“When I saw that acceptance e-mail just a few weeks ago, I was really
excited,” he said. “That feeling ended when I realized I couldn’t
afford to pay the international rate of over $160,000 over four years.”
In-state tuition is just over $12,000 a year at U-M.
A
group of administrators and students has turned over a report on policy
options to the regents. There is a regents’ meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday,
but the topic is not on the agenda.
The
report looks at the admissions process, how admissions officers
interact with undocumented students and financial aid options for
undocumented students.
Undocumented
students do not qualify for federal student aid or most other aid
programs, further limiting those who can afford to come to school, the
group says.
The group on Wednesday marched from the union to President Mary Sue Coleman’s house and then back.
If U-M would switched its policies, it would be a controversial move.
Those who are against it say the university should focus its resources on those students who are in the country legally.
Each public university in the state sets its own policy on the matter. Most charge out-of-state tuition.
Western
Michigan University offers in-state tuition rates to students with
proof that they live in Michigan.
Wayne State University doesn’t ask for citizenship documentation. Saginaw Valley State University allows its president to approve waivers and allow migrant workers’ children to be offered in-state tuition.
Wayne State University doesn’t ask for citizenship documentation. Saginaw Valley State University allows its president to approve waivers and allow migrant workers’ children to be offered in-state tuition.
Contact David Jesse: 313-222-8851 or djesse@freepress.com
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8 University Of Michigan Students Arrested For Protest
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U-M students arrested in protest for undocumented students
10:19 pm Wed April 17, 2013
By Michigan Radio Newsroom
10:19 pm Wed April 17, 2013
By Michigan Radio Newsroom
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| Protesters block traffic in front of the Michigan Union in Ann Arbor on Wednesday night. Credit Joseph Lichterman/Michigan Radio |
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| Credit Joseph Lichterman/Michigan Radio |
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| Students getting arrested by the University of Michigan Police. Credit Joseph Lichterman/Michigan Radio |
Eight University of Michigan students were arrested Wednesday night
after they blocked a busy intersection near campus in protest over the
university's policy not to offer undocumented students from Michigan
in-state tuition.
Seven students and one U of M alum were arrested, University of Michigan Police spokeswoman Diane Brown told the Detroit Free Press.
She said police processed and released them pending charges. They could
be charged with disorderly conduct, disobeying a police officer or
impeding traffic, Brown told the Free Press.
About 50 people,
mostly U of M students, started the rally by marching from the Michigan
Union to University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman's home. They
then formed a circle at the intersection of South State Street and South
University Avenue -- two busy streets that border the Ann Arbor campus.
Here's some video of their protest:
As cars honked, police officers on the scene began directing traffic
around the protesters who chanted, "Education, not deportation." Most
protesters fled to the sidewalk after police warned them that they
risked arrest by remaining in the street.
U of M senior Yonah
Lieberman was one of the students that was arrested. Prior to being led
into a police vehicle, he told the Free Press that he was "willing to
risk arrest."
"The cause is worthy enough," he said. "The students (who) can't get in here deserve our support."
Here's some footage of the arrests:
The students, members of the group the Coalition for Tuition Equality,
believe that undocumented residents of Michigan should be allowed to
pay in-state tuition to attend U of M. They currently have to pay
international rates, and because they're undocumented the students
aren't eligible for most financial aid.
University of Michigan
Regent Mark Bernstein (D-Ann Arbor) answered student questions on
Twitter Wednesday night. When asked about the protest, Bernstein, who was elected last November, said the university "has long tradition of student activism. Part of our history/culture. Proud of this engagement."
CTE was formed in October 2011, and its members have staged a number of high-profile protests
across campus. A group of students and administrators produced a report
on the feasibility of changing the university's policy. The report was
presented to the university's Board of Regents last month, and a group
of administrators are working to present recommendations to the board.
The
group of students and administrators also traveled to California last
fall to learn how the University of California, Berkeley and UCLA have
implemented policies to give undocumented California residents in-state
tuition.
The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet Thursday
afternoon, but the topic of in-state tuition for undocumented residents
isn't on the prepared agenda. U of M spokesman Rick Fitzgerald told AnnArbor.com that he doesn't expect the regents to discuss the administrators' recommendations at Thursday's meeting.
However, students from CTE are expected to address the regents during the public comments section.
-- Joseph Lichterman, Michigan Radio Newsroom
And from 13 December, 2012 Via
WITH VIDEO: University of Michigan student protesters demand tuition equality for illegal immigrants
With red tape over their mouths, roughly 100 University of Michigan students wearing maize T-shirts pushed their chairs aside and sat on the ground during a Board of Regents meeting Thursday.
The students were silently protesting against current tuition
practices at the university, which don't offer illegal immigrants who
attended Michigan high schools in-state tuition.
For more than a year, a large group of students have petitioned U-M for tuition equality.
"What's happening isn't right. Undocumented students unfairly have a barrier," said John D'Adamo, a U-M junior and a member of the U-M Coalition for Tuition Equality who protested during the 4 p.m. regents meeting. "They're often discouraged from coming to the University of Michigan."
Tuition equality would allow illegal immigrants who attended Michigan
high schools to attend the college for in-state rates, which are
$12,994 for underclassmen this year. Currently, illegal immigrants would
pay $39,122, the out-of-state rate for underclassmen.
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| Michigan student Curdit Suri holds a sign as he address University of Michigan regents in support of tuition equality during a board of regents meeting at the Michigan Union on Thursday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com |
The tuition difference, equality supporters say, puts U-M out of
financial reach for most illegal immigrants that grew up in Michigan.
During the public comments session, Curdit Suri —red
duct tape over his mouth— stood before regents while a recording of his
message played. Suri talked about his grandfather, who attended the
university decades ago.
"He is ashamed that the University of Michigan fails to lead on
tuition equality, that the university deprives bright undocumented
students the same transformative opportunity that has allowed him to
attend here," Suri said in the recording.
Added Maria Cotera, a faculty member speaking on
behalf of the Latino studies program at the school: "We are very
surprised that the university is placing barriers to qualified resident
students who have show great resilience and drive... and who, but for a
lack of a social security number, would likely make important
contributions to the betterment of the state."
U-M task force looking into tuition equality
This semester, a task force assembled by U-M Provost Philip Hanlon
began meeting biweekly to establish recommendations for tuition
equality at the school. The group will present a final report of
recommendations to U-M President Mary Sue Coleman, although the group is lagging behind the end-of-the-semester deadline originally set by Hanlon.
"So far the working group hasn't come up with a anything and the
administration has refused to make public comments on the issue," said
D'Adamo, a U-M junior. "This [protest] is essentially to try to show the
administrators and others that there are a lot of students on this
campus that are for tuition equality."
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| Michigan students and members of the Coalition for Tuition Equality sit on the floor with red tape covering their mouths in protest during a board of regents meeting at the Michigan Union on Thursday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com |
Hanlon said the university isn't offering any statements on tuition equality until the task force finishes its report.
"We want to hear what they have to say," Hanlon said in an interview.
Hanlon said the task force is composed of three students and three
administrators, each group writing different sections of the report. The
group recently visited two flagship universities in California that
have tuition provisions for illegal immigrants.
"The group did take trips out to University of California at Los
Angeles and Berkley... They talked to people out there about how they
did things," Hanlon said. "I thought that was important because those
are two institutions that are comparable in many ways, in quality and
being public."
Hanlon expects the report to be completed in January, he said.
Other schools
Students in attendance criticized U-M for being slow to change its
tuition practices. They cited other schools, nationally and locally,
that have more immigrant-friendly policies.
"We all believe everyone deserves an equal opportunity," said junior Rachel Oakford, who attended the protest. Fellow attendee freshman Connie Gao called tuition equality "a human issue."
Tuition equality varies throughout the state, although multiple
student bodies are rallying college administrators to establish an
equality policy.
Eastern Michigan University's Board of Regents
earlier this year determined that the school could not offer
undocumented students in-state tuition rates because doing so,
administrators found, could violate federal grant and funding
requirements.
The school is, however, looking into establishing a scholarship fund
that would offer illegal immigrants grants that would reduce their
tuition to in-state levels.
Western Michigan University students who can prove in-state residency are awarded in-state tuition, regardless of their citizenship status.
Massachusetts also announced a plan in November to allow illegal
immigrants in-state tuition rates at public colleges. A form of tuition
equality was recently legalized by voters in Maryland. In that state,
illegal immigrants can attend in-state colleges for free after proving
they've attended state high schools and spent two years in a state
community college.
One illegal immigrant spoke to regents during their public comments
session. She said she grew up in Michigan and wanted to attend U-M as an
undergraduate, but couldn't afford the out-of-state rate she would need
to pay.
"I am here putting a face to this issue. I am only one of 29,000
undocumented students that are here in the state of Michigan and that
are affected by this policy," said Xochitl Cossyleon. "Be on the right
side of history and be the leaders and the best on this issue."
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