UC Berkeley Student Government: Spend Mandatory Student Fees to Protect Law Breakers

December 2, 2018 By Stephen Frank 1 Comment

If you are a student at UC Berkeley, besides tuition, room and board, you must also pay a fee to student government—no fee—no enrollment.  Now the student government has decided to donate money to help people in another country violate American laws.  Oh, if you don’t support this abuse of the students, you are a racist!  While the amount of money is small–$1500—it is the principle that counts.  Faculty is allowing student government to finance the violation of our laws.  The goal is to end American laws, not protect them—and students have been forced to pay to harm American citizens.

“The University of California Berkeley student government has resolved to financially support the Honduran migrant caravan after a four-hour meeting Wednesday evening, during which senators were told that voting against the funding would be “violent.”

The resolution passed Wednesday night was presented by the Associated Students of the University of California. Among other initiatives, the bill titled In Support of Central American Refugees in their Pursuit of Asylum proposed that the student government allocate $1500 to be donated to a non-profit organization with the intent of helping to fund the caravan.

That is a great lesson for the students.  Steal from other students then become part of a criminal activity.  Will some student sue to get their money back from this criminal enterprise?

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UC-Berkeley student gov unanimously approves resolution to fund migrant caravan

Celine Ryan, Campus Reform,  11/30/18

  • The University of California-Berkeley student government voted unanimously to pass a resolution in support of giving $1,500 to migrant immigrants at the U.S. southern border.
  • Latino students warned student senators that voting no on the resolution would be “ignorant and violent.”

The University of California Berkeley student government has resolved to financially support the Honduran migrant caravan after a four-hour meeting Wednesday evening, during which senators were told that voting against the funding would be “violent.”

The resolution passed Wednesday night was presented by the Associated Students of the University of California. Among other initiatives, the bill titled In Support of Central American Refugees in their Pursuit of Asylum proposed that the student government allocate $1500 to be donated to a non-profit organization with the intent of helping to fund the caravan.

These students urged the association to “put their money where their mouth is”…and asserted that a refusal to allocate the $1500 in caravan assistance funding would be “damn petty.”

The bill specifically referenced the Honduran migrant caravan, acknowledging that “while some have gradually arrived to the US-Mexico border, thousands are still en route and should arrive in the next week or two,” and calling on the student government to “be in solidarity” with these individuals.

The document details the plight of Honduran citizens and blames the state of Honduras on the United States.  “The United States, fueled by corporate greed, has strategically intervened in Central American politics and warfare; thus strengthening the U.S. economy and further disregarding the livelihood of  the citizens in these countries.”

Multiple Latino American students, one of whom stated that she was “undocumented and unafraid,” showed up to speak before the vote in an effort to persuade senators to pass the bill, some more aggressive than others.  These students urged the association to “put their money where their mouth is” to prove their empathy for the migrants and asserted that a refusal to allocate the $1,500 in caravan assistance funding would be “damn petty.” Multiple students called the proposed donation the “bare minimum” that could be done by ASUC to support migrants.

“Get your shit together,” one student told senators. Another warned senators that a “no” vote on this bill would be “ignorant and violent.”

After these community members spoke, the bill was passed unanimously, approving not only the donation of funds to support the caravan, but also tasking the student government’s Office of External Affairs Vice President with “phone-banking and lobbying in support of both emergency and comprehensive immigration reform.” The bill states that this effort should specifically address asylum and visa application backlog and “ending the violent practices of our border patrol agents.”

 

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