Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr A wall at the U.S.-Mexican border has been a popular talking point in reactionary circles and mainstream discourse ever since the passage of the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which gave $1.2 billion towards building 1,100 km worth of fence along the said border […]
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Travel Ban Tremors Seen Amongst Faculty and Students
Photo courtesy of Luminary Traveler, Flickr The United States has enacted a ban on Syrian refugees as of Friday, Jan. 24. The ban, created by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order, has also suspended immigration from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. “We don’t want them here,” the New York […]
U.S. v. Texas Case Opens Up SCOTUS Discussion
Photo by Hope Patti Immigration, one of the hottest issues of the election season, was the topic of the most recent SCOTUS discussion at Ramapo College. Ben Levy, director of international education, and Martin Kafafian, attorney and adjunct professor of law, both moderated the event initiating the discussion by reviewing […]