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Letters in Response to Trump Administration Firing 5 Inspectors General

August 4, 2020 /

On May 15, 2020 President Trump fired the nonpartisan inspector general of the State Department. This is the fifth inspector general Trump has fired in the past two months. Trump’s firing of five inspectors general continues a pattern of behavior intended to shield the presidency from oversight and should be deeply troubling to all Americans. Congress must hold the Trump administration accountable for these unprecedented and unethical firings. The following are excerpts from a portion of the letters written in response to MWEG’s call to action on this issue.

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‘Losing These Students Would Greatly Diminish the Budgets of Our Educational Institutions and the Diversity of Our Educational Communities’

July 13, 2020 /

Dear Senator Lee, Senator Romney, and Representative Curtis,

My son-in-law came to this country on a student visa and was on the last flight out of Liberia before it was shut down due to Ebola. My-son-in-law and my daughter’s other African friends, whom she met at university, have become vital contributors to our economy and our communities, many in vital fields. 

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‘This Policy Will Force Institutions to Choose Between Putting the Health of Their Students and Instructors at Risk or Losing Their International Students’

July 13, 2020 /

Dear Senator Lee, Senator Romney, and Representative Curtis,

I am a middle school teacher here in Utah. I am devastated about ICE’s new rules in regards to foreign students studying in the United States. 

This policy negatively impacts the economy, the universities, and more specifically the international students. This policy will force institutions to choose between putting the health of their students and instructors at risk or losing their international students. 

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‘This Policy Will Have Tangible Adverse Economic Consequences’

July 13, 2020 /

Dear Senator Lee, Senator Romney, and Representative Curtis,

I am dismayed to see this administration’s continued attempts to erode legal immigration now prohibiting many foreign students from studying in the United States. The latest ruling regarding international students has me deeply concerned. They pay the highest rates of tuition to colleges and universities — money that often subsidizes the tuition of domestic students. ICE’s recent decision to force students to leave the country if they cannot access in-person classes due to the pandemic is unfair on many levels. I want my representatives to understand that this policy will have tangible adverse economic consequences and may end up aggravating attempts to control the COVID-19 virus. I would ask that all our students — foreign and domestic — be granted the ability to continue their studies without fear for their health or possible deportation.

Regards,
Denise (Utah)

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