Emory a sanctuary campus?<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me point out that it is a violation of existing long-time federal law to harbor or shelter or assist or to encourage an illegal alien to remain in these United States,\u201d said D.A. King, an immigration enforcement activist with the Dustin Inman Society.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Atlanta’s Fox Five news<\/p>\n
Emory University debates becoming a sanctuary campus<\/strong>
\nPOSTED:NOV 23 2016 06:12PM EST
\nUPDATED:NOV 23 2016 11:40PM EST<\/p>\nATLANTA – Emory University\u2019s president said this week that the school is studying a proposal to become a so-called sanctuary campus.<\/p>\n
It is a term that has popped up after the election of Donald Trump. As a sanctuary campus, Emory would not willingly participate in the deportation of its students who are in the country illegally. Currently, they\u2019re protected by a presidential order that Mr. Trump has threatened to rescind.<\/p>\n
Students at Emory sent a petition to the Emory University President Claire E. Sterk asking, among other things, that the campus become a sanctuary which would not participate in the deportation of undocumented students.<\/p>\n
In that petition, the students state, \u201cThe election of Donald Trump presents a clear challenge to Emory\u2019s core commitments to inclusiveness, particularly for undocumented members of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI would encourage our university to provide sanctuary to such students,\u201d Emory graduate student Erin Roark said.<\/p>\n
Rourk signed the petition.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy husband is Muslim, and I\u2019m very concerned about all of the Islamic-phobic rhetoric we heard around the election,\u201d said Rourk.<\/p>\n
In a letter to the student, the school president wrote, \u201c\u2026the need for a sanctuary campus and ways to protect all members of the Emory community is being reviewed by the university leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had students coming in in tears worried that their families were going to be deported,\u201d said Rebecca Duncan.<\/p>\n
Duncan is an elementary school teacher from the San Francisco area eating lunch across from the Emory campus and talked about her own experiences in the classroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it’s utterly ridiculous to think that we could get rid of them or that there is any reason why they should leave this country. And anybody who thinks that really needs to get their head out of the sand,\u201d said Duncan.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me point out that it is a violation of existing long-time federal law to harbor or shelter or assist or to encourage an illegal alien to remain in these United States,\u201d said D.A. King, an immigration enforcement activist with the Dustin Inman Society.<\/p>\n
Becoming a sanctuary campus could be extremely controversial. In a state, in fact, a region that overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump in the election. He campaigned on ending the presidential protection for undocumented students.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should all note that in Mexico this would never happen. Illegal aliens are not allowed to attend school in Mexico,\u201d said King.<\/p>\n
No decision has been made, and Emory said that in the meantime, they will continue to welcome and support undocumented students through the current government program.<\/p>\n