Letters: UC, CSU must stand up for foreign students

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UC, CSU must stand up
for foreign students

Re: “Students protest as University of California campuses report visas revoked for some 50 international students” (April 9).

Putting international students at risk of deportation due to revoked visas has been devastating. These students have legally sought higher education and contributed thousands to their universities, only for their administrations to provide minimal support during these difficult times. They have been slow with their lukewarm statements and minimal pushback against Donald Trump’s attack on students.

We need to demand more from these UCs regarding their students’ right to free speech, education and safety on campus, especially vulnerable populations.

By putting pressure on chancellors like UC Irvine’s Howard Gillman and UCLA’s Julio Frenk, these students will be given back security. Students deserve this after obtaining a visa, being accepted into competitive schools, paying high tuition and devoting hours to their education.

Let’s continue pressing UC and CSU administrations to protect, defend and lift up their immigrant students. Their education matters, too.

Alexis Gonsalves
Fremont

We must raise our
voices to oppose Trump

Vox Populi is Latin for “Voice of the People.” It’s clear that the voice of the people, i.e., collective resistance, “pushback,” is the only thing that will stop Donald Trump’s revenge agenda.

As has been clearly shown, there have been daily rallies and protests against his policies since his inauguration. The latest example is the April 5 nationwide, nonviolent “Hands Off” rallies that occurred in all 50 states and drew millions of Americans. We the people are the only ones who can save our democracy, not any divine intervention, certainly not the invertebrate Republicans in Congress, nor the Democrats with no solid message.

We’re now living under a dictator per his plethora of executive orders. We, the people, need to have the courage, strength and endurance to keep the resistance going nonstop if we are to continue to live in a free and self-governing country.

Ramona Krausnick
Dublin

Trump dishonors
soldiers’ memory

Amid President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff trade war, $6 trillion stock market crash, dismissal of intelligence personnel at the behest of a right-wing activist and use of a commercial app to discuss war plans, another item escaped the headlines.

After a days-long search, the bodies of four Army servicemen missing in a NATO training exercise were recovered in Lithuania. As their hearses passed through the Lithuanian capital, the streets were lined with civilians, a number in tears, holding American and Lithuanian flags. Rows of Lithuanian troops saluted our soldiers as they began their last journey home.

Despite the turmoil created by the Trump administration with European allies, respect remains for the United States and the sacrifices of our military.

And where was President Trump for the dignified transfer of the flag-draped caskets? He opted to join a Saudi-supported LIV golf tournament, showing a very different kind of commitment.

Jim Cervantes
Lafayette

Voter ID rules are
ineffective, unnecessary

Re: “SAVE Act claims to solve big problem that doesn’t exist” (Page A8, April 6).

Voting ID laws being enacted in many states are so unnecessary. We already have an ID on every ballot. It’s called your signature.

The signature is checked by the registrar of voters. When people register to vote, they swear that they are citizens, live at their address and are the correct age. The signature makes the document legal.

Why do we need more ID laws? Laws will not make people more trustworthy.

Margot Smith
Berkeley