Sanctuary label denied e
o
©
COLLEGE OPTS FOR ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION
STORY A N D PHOTO BY COLLIN BEREND
To protect or not to protect undocumented
students? For Clackam as Com m unity
College, the answer to this question is:
to the full extent that the law allows. But’
what does that mean for those in need
with President Donald Trump in office?
Colleges across the state have deemed
them selves as “ sanctuary” cam puses,
and even cities and counties have done
so as w ell. Schools include Portland
State University, Reed College, Portland
Community College, University of Oregon,
and Oregon State University. Further, the
City of Portland is considered sanctuary,.
as well as Multnomah County.
Zak Stone, a Portland State University
student, thinks PSU’ s sanctuary campus
is “ cool” and important for the people,
to protect them .
On Dec. 20, the Clackam as Board of
Education members voted unanimously
(save for one who was absent) in favor of a
resolution to protect student information,
but declined labelling the college as a
sanctuary.
A cco rd in g tou the board m in u te s,
President Joanne Truesdell said, “ the
term f sanctuary’ has no legal standing
and could mislead students into believing
we can protect them and their families
from law enforcem ent.”
The to p ic o f the C lackam as board
meeting was the protection of students
in response to the threat that has loomed
over the minds of many: that Trump will
invoke the full power of the immigration
policy he spoke of during the election and
that h e’d deport the millions of illegal
immigrants in America.
There is fear that the United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
agency will send officers to burst down
doors and drag fa m ilies out. But the
Right to Learntesolution, which was the
school’ s response to a call for action for
the safety o f undocum ented students
and s taff, seeks to prevent th a t from
happening on campus.
Nora Brodnicki, the art departm ent
chair, said ICE officers must notify the
O N THE COVER: Isaiah Gentry scores
The international students discuss President Trump’s recent executive order.
president and the director o f college
safety if they w ish to step on campus,
grounds.
“ So, the reasoning behind that is so
that you’re in a classroom and federal
agents don’t just walk into your classroom
and pull students out,” said Brodnicki.
“ And that’s what this resolution does, it
protects all of us from that happening.”
An ICE officer couldn’t go to the college
and request certain information about a
student without a subpoena.
The purpose of the resolution is to help
students continue their studies and to
protect their information, but the college
will follow the law. If an ICE officer were to
come for someone within the parameters
of the law, staff and faculty would attempt
to avoid a scene, but would ultim ately be
required to submit.
The resolution, w hich was drafted in
December, is subject to change, even by
an iota.
“ Any meeting that I have been present,
no student or group o f students,, or
race or gender has been left out of the
a point against Mt. Hood Comm unity College on Jan. 18.
Most Trafficked Story This Week: L e t us h e a r h e r v o ic e b y D o u g F ry a n d N ic h o la s A llis o n .
2 Clackamas-Print FEBRUARY 8.2017 thedackamasprint.com
conversation. So, we have been really
inclusive,” said Enrique Farrera, president
of the Association of Classified Employees.
“ We have supported for everybody to be
able to come in and study, which is the
main focus. To continue education.
“We’re not closing the doors, that’s not
the purpose of th a t.”
Farrera advocates for a state-w ide
resolution to com e from the Higher^
Education Coordination Commission.
For students w ho need to express
themselves or find a community to talk
and associate with, every other week the
international students hold a Tea and
Talk in the Community Center’s Fireside
Lounge.
The group has an “ open door,” meaning
anyone can join. For non-international
students, it provides an intellectual space
to understand another point of view.
The Clackamas international students
also have a group on Facebook, and they
will be holding a musical performance in
the Community Center on Feb. 16 outside
the Fireside Lounge.
The Clackamas •
fk ir r h is fr e e fb u tr - •
plea&iakaXinly one
gopy Any persQn
removing-oOrpapers
in bulk will be pros
ecuted to the fu ll
extent o f thejaw
PRINT
EDITORIAL
Co Editors-in-Chief
Blake Swan
Victoria Tinker
chiefed@clackamas.edu
Copy Editor
Kristen Wohlers
copyed@clackamas.edu
Photo Editor
Austin Boltz
photoed@clackamas.edu
News Editor
Elizabeth Kessel
newsed@clackamas.edu
Arts & Culture Editor
Merari Calderon Ruiz
aced@clackamas.edu
Sports Editor
Travis David V Whittaker
sportsed@clackamas.edu
Opinion Editor
Collin Berend
oped@clackamas.edu
Web Editor
Alexis Wagar
webeditor@clackamas.edu
Design Editor
Chelsea Pagan
Ad Manager
David Avis
admgr@clackamas.edu
STAFF WRITERS
& PHOTOGRAPHERS
Nick Allison
Doug Fry
Marjorie Guttery
James Harley
Tim Vixay
Sam Weston
PRODUCTION
lanVanOrden
Jacob Buswell
JOURNALISM ADVISER
Melissa Jones
melissaj@clackamas.edu
The Clackamas Print aims to report
the news in an honest, unbiased and
professional manner. Content published
in The Print is not screened dr subject to
censorship.
Email comments, concerns oitips to:
chiefed@clackamas.edu I
or call us at 503-594-6266
Roger RookRoomT35
19600 Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045