The future of the DACA program is uncertain, but immigration lawyers will come to campus twice a month until 2021 to offer free services to students, faculty and staff.
Tag: Immigration
Posted inNews
ASI Board of Directors member made it her “personal mission” to help marginalized communities know their rights
Every day growing up, Gabriela Guillen awoke to the sounds of family members getting ready to work labor-intensive jobs in the early hours of the morning. She would hear footsteps as early as 5 a.m. – sometimes, she would even accompany them to work to help make an income. Inspired by her upbringing, The Associated […]
Posted inNews
SLO County responds to Trump’s proposed elimination of DACA
Following the announcement of President Donald Trump’s plan to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the program that protects minors who illegally immigrated to the United States, San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly community members came together to show their solidarity. Supporters of DACA chanted together in front of Congressman Salud Carbajal’s San Luis Obispo office to […]
Posted inNews
Women’s March SLO to host vigil for Syrian refugees
The vigil is just one of the many taking place across the nation on Thursday.
Posted inEditorials
Return to rationality: Illegal immigration
My gut churns when I see signs on professors’ doors promising a safe spaces for immigrants without legal permission to live in the US.
Posted inMultimedia
What’s next after Trump’s travel ban
An explanation of the travel ban issued by President Donald Trump.
Posted inNews
ASI supports university position to aid undocumented students
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) unanimously passed a resolution Dec. 1 supporting the creation of a full-time position dedicated to addressing the needs of undocumented students at the DREAM Center. According to Dr. Jane Lehr, women’s and gender studies department chair and member of the Undocumented Student Working Group, the proposed position would replace a full-time […]
Posted inOpinion
Professor suggests the pathway to diabetes is one we may overlook
What causes Type 2 diabetes? For most, the answer seems clear: obesity is the top risk factor. But Cal Poly kinesiology professor Marilyn Tseng thinks there may be something else that plays a crucial role. Before she started teaching at Cal Poly, Tseng worked at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, a research hospital in Philadelphia. […]
Posted inArts
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Don Bartletti speaks on immigration
Right now, one of the most heated topics in the United States is how to handle southern immigration from Mexico. The term “immigrant” has many definitions for different people — from the founders of our nation to families looking for a fresh start in a new country to thieves, killers and rapists coming to America […]
Posted inNews
Cal Poly grad’s killing sparks national controversy
Steinle graduated from Cal Poly in 2009 with a degree in communication studies.
Posted inColumns, Opinion
President Barack Obama: The great divider
We’ve all had times in our lives where people just get on our nerves.
