Make University of Florida a #SanctuaryCampus

University of Florida Administration

If we are not prepared to resist, a Trump Presidency could devastate many of our communities. All students must unite to expose and actively resist Trump's enforcement regime.

We are fighting to make our campus a #SanctuaryCampus and are part of the movement to establish public spaces of resistance and protection for our country's most vulnerable people - including undocumented immigrants, Muslims, Black people, Queer people, and all people of color.

We are hurting and we are angry. But we will show this country and the world that we are resilient and that we will continue to resist.

The future is not yet written, and our communities need hope. And for people to feel hope and believe in a better future and a just America, they must see it on the streets, in demonstrations, and on the news. They must hear countless stories of resilience.

Join the #SanctuaryCampus movement and pave the way for this resistance.

To: University of Florida Administration
From: [Your Name]

As students at the University of Florida and/or members of Cosecha, we urge you to affirmatively stand with immigrants who study, live, and work at college/university by adopting a public, written policy communicating the the following protections:

The college / university refuses all voluntary information sharing with ICE/ CBP across all aspects of the college/university to the fullest extent possible under the law;

The college / university refuses ICE physical access to all land owned or controlled by the college / university;

The college / university prohibits campus security from inquiring about or recording as to an individual’s immigration status or enforcing immigration laws or participating with ICE/ CBP in actions.

The college / university does not use e-verify.

The college / university prohibits housing discrimination based on immigration status.

The college/ university will support undocumented and DACA students’ equal access to in-state tuition, financial aid, and scholarships. And will support the ability of qualified immigrant students to enroll and sustain their attendance, including by doing everything within our power to use institutional funds and scholarships to fill any gap created by discriminatory laws that exclude immigrant students from paying the in-state rate or accessing ordinary financial aid and scholarships on equal footing with other students.

The college/ university will publicly support the continuation of the DACA program

This policy shall be enforced by all college or university staff and all contractors and subcontractors and their employees working on property owned or controlled by the college or university.

The college or university commits to ongoing dialogue with the students about additions to the college or university policy and support for community efforts that protect immigrants who study, live, and work at the college/ university and their families and the community.

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Como miembros del Movimiento Cosecha y como estudiantes/padres de esta universidad, escuela o colegio, urgimos a que la administración se una afirmativamente y apoye a los estudiantes inmigrantes. Todos, quienes; estudian, viven y trabajan en la universidad/escuela. Exigimos que la administración adopte normas escritas y que comunique afirmando las siguientes protecciones:

La Universidad/Colegio/Escuela rehúsa a dar o compartir voluntariamente información con el departamento de ICE (Immigration Customs Enforcement) (Aduanas de Inmigración), Border Patrol. Esto, en todos los aspectos y en plena extensión posible bajo la ley.

La universidad o escuela rehusara a dar a dichos departamentos acceso físico al campo/terreno de la escuela.

La universidad/Escuela prohibirá a los policías de seguridad de investigar or grabar acerca de los estudiantes o individuos quienes tienen un estatus indocumentado. Prohibirá también que refuercen leyes inmigrantes o a que participen con las acciones de ICE y Border Patrol.

La universidad/Escuela no hara el uso de e-verify (verificaciones).

La universidad/Escuela prohibirá la discriminación a un estudiante basado en su estatus migratorio en todos los aspectos.

Estas peticiones/normas deberán ser reforzadas por todas la universidades, colegios o administradores, contratados, y subcontratados y sus empleados trabajando en propiedad controlada por la universidad.

Así también, la universidad o escuela se compromete de dialogar con los estudiantes acerca de maneras de cómo implementar apoyo. Finalmente, para poder proteger a estudiantes y familias inmigrantes quienes estudian, viven, o trabajan en la universidad o escuela.