visa lottery system and chain
migration.
“We’ve conflated the war
on terrorism with southern
border security ... it’s a way to
generate lots of fear, it’s a way
to generate lots of spending,”
De León said.
Jarvis talked about the ways
current
immigration
policy
can impact families, especially
young children. Though having
an adult child in the United
States is a way to obtain a visa,
having an underage child is not.
Because of this, many kids are
left without one or both parent
due to deportation.
“There are lots of people who
are deported, leaving behind
American
children,
which
opens a question of what’s best
of these children whose lives
are bound up in the future of
our country,” she said.
In
the
question
and
answer session that followed
the
discussion,
some
of
the
questions
were
about
intersectionality,
especially
with feminist movements such
as
the#MeToo
movement.
Both speakers, as well as Lin
agreed immigration issues and
feminist issues are interrelated.
“One of the fears that women
face that men face less is the
fear of sexual violence and
that is often a feature of the
experience, particularly when
men are trusting smugglers to
take them across the border,”
Lin said.
De
León
expanded
on
Lin’s sentiment, pointing out
women face more issues than
men throughout the entire
immigration process.
“It’s not just at the border,
it’s during the entire route that
gender and issues of sexuality
come up,” he said.
The
discussion
concluded
with the speaker’s’ thoughts
about what immigration policy
should look like going forward.
The speakers agreed that the
policy should be rooted in
understanding these traumatic
experiences going forward.
“There is no give in our
policies
for
people
from
countries where we are a large
part of the reason they are
migrating,” Lin said.
Lin
stressed
a
country’s
immigration policies reflect a
lot about its ideals.
“It’s really about what we
think this country stands for
and how we think it’s going to
grow and flourish,” she said.
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through Feb. 5 and the resolution
will be voted on at the upcoming
City Council meeting Monday.
HRC
member
Leslie
Stambaugh
emphasized
the
City’s work toward recruiting a
diverse group of candidates for
the task force.
“We put this out very broadly
– we didn’t want to pre-judge,”
Stambaugh said. “We know
we
wanted
broad
diversity
in this group, we want broad
perspectives and background
in this group, but we did not
say we wanted people who
are
knowledgeable
about
police, for example, and did
not say we wanted any specific
characteristics. But the people
who are applying this have
those characteristics – some of
them are knowledgeable about
police, some are social workers,
people involved in education,
some
involved
in
police
oversight. We have a really good
group of people.”
Though
a
majority
of
the
community
agrees
on
the purpose of the board,
disputes
over
who
will
serve
on
the
commission
divide the Council and some
residents.
Transforming
Justice Washtenaw, a group
that advocates for restorative
alternatives to policing and
incarceration, strongly opposes
members of Council and the
police
from
being
included
in
the
commission.
Rather,
members Lori Saginaw and
Julie Quiroz believe the board
should function independently
as a Civilian Police Review
Board — comprised of Ann
Arbor
community
members
— and involve the deputy
police chief and assistant city
attorney solely as advisers.
“We are emphasizing that it
is crucially important that it be
independent, be transparent,
be representative and well-
funded,” Quiroz said. “The key
features are no City staff; the
HRC selects the candidates
from the original applicant
pool, and we see representation
on that task force of the HRC
and of residents that are most
impacted by policing.”
Quiroz
highlighted
the
fact this independence would
avoid the police from policing
themselves. The CPRB would
be able to review complaints
and allow community members
to have a say in investigations
but would not take away from
the responsibilities of the police
force.
“We don’t want to babysit the
police but we want to represent
the community,” Quiroz said.
“The police are paid by the
community,
their
salaries
come from our tax dollars and
the City’s budget and it’s not a
radical idea to have oversight
and it’s not about punishing
the police or about taking
away their independence or
professionalism.”
Members of TJW support
the HRC’s 2014 commission
proposal,
which
emphasized
an independent, all-volunteer
civilian police review board.
However,
Hillard
Heintze
LLC
—
the
Chicago-based
security firm HRC hired to
review the Ann Arbor police
force — released a report with
conflicting recommendations to
form a commission based on the
data collected. The suggested
board, CPPC, included members
of City Council in addition to
community members.
City Administrator Howard
Lazarus
intends
to
include
members of the City staff and
police on the commission, such
as the city attorney and deputy
police chief.
“I have to have support from
the city attorney’s office because
there are limits under the state
law as to what we can do, and
it’s important to be inclusive of
the police department,” Lazarus
said. “I view this task force
as a collaborative process to
get something before Council
that’s reflective of the goals that
Council has established.”
Though
the
City
and
community groups like TJW
disagree on the City staff and
police
involvement
on
the
board, Lazarus emphasized the
community is looking for the
same overall vision.
“I don’t think there’s much
difference in intent or desire
between the groups speaking
forcefully at HRC meetings
and what the council’s intent
is, which is to have a group
of
citizens
from
diverse
backgrounds and parts of the
community evaluate the ways
in which the Ann Arbor police
department interacts with its
residents,” Lazarus said. “I think
what everyone desires in the
end is having an exceptionally
well
trained
tactical
police
department to also be on the
leading edge of community
policing in the engagement of all
members of our community so
that everyone feels safe.”
Councilmember
Graydon
Krapohl, D-Ward 4, a liaison
to
the
HRC,
highlighted
the need for compromise from
both sides to reach a conclusion.
“Nobody’s
trying
to
pull
the wool over anyone’s eyes,
our intention is to keep it
transparent and open and that
all parties involved listen and
that everyone gives a little bit
in order to move forward,”
Krapohl said.
However,
Stambaugh
emphasized
the
need
for
distance between the board and
the police force.
“I would like this group to
interview the police and to get
the information they need but
not to have the police to be in
the group,” Stambaugh said.
“You don’t want (the police)
constraining the discussion if
you can help it…But you don’t
want (the police) closed out.”
Quiroz supports the HRC’s
initial proposal and agrees the
board should be centralized on a
resident-based perspective.
“As a resident, how would you
feel and how freely do you think
you could speak if the group you
were a part of was dominated
by those very powerful three
individuals?”
Quiroz
asked.
“It’s not going to create the
most open exchange of ideas. So
what we’re asking is for it to be
community centered and that
we’d be able to rely on those staff
members for advice and support
– it’s not that we don’t value
their input, it’s just that we don’t
think they should be on it and
running it. And if they’re on it,
it’s pretty hard for their voices
to not carry a lot of weight.”
Stambaugh
emphasized
the need to include all parties
involved but create a restriction
on the voting rights of City staff
and police members if they are
placed on the board.
“I think you’re going to find
that the police and the city
administrator are not going
to have any voting rights, this
is where we are negotiating
to how much the police and
the city administrator will be
a part of it,” Stambaugh said.
“If you want buy-in, you have
to include all of the people who
are going to be affected by it,
but you do want the community
to design this and for it to be
designed
well
enough
that
the Council votes on it. We
would like it to be community
generated.”
Overall, Krapohl focused on
the board’s purpose to build
trust between the police force
and the community of Ann
Arbor in order for residents
to
be
treated
equally
in
investigations.
“I think that’s the most
important thing to come out
of this – to develop greater
trust. Any person that has an
interaction with the police or
law enforcement be treated
fairly and like everyone else,”
Krapohl said. “Forming this
commission is one of the most
important things this Council
will do over the next few years
because I think it’s important
that all of our residents feel
they have an equal say and are
treated fairly and equally across
the board.”
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and students alike, is Engler’s lack
of academic credentials.
Students also worry Engler’s
politician
status
will
cause
conflict on MSU’s already divided
campus. At this meeting, Ashley
Fuente, the president of the MSU
Council of Graduate Studies,
expressed this fear. “The damage
that can be caused by appointing a
politician on an already polarized
campus is catastrophic,” she said
to Fox News. “Engler has passed
legislation in the past that are
in direct conflict with our core
values of inclusion.”
Dan Martel, president of the
MSU Democrats, feels similarly,
taking
issue
especially
with
Engler’s conservative views.
“For the rest of my life I will
carry a diploma from Larry
Nassar University, and it will be
signed by somebody who is so
conservative that they have been
handpicked to chair the national
education assessment board by
Betsy DeVos,” Martel said to
Michigan Radio.
Different
departments
of
majors at MSU are coming
together
to
hold
town
hall
meetings in order to discuss
apprehensions
and
ways
to
progress during this tumultuous
time. In an email obtained by
The Daily from Interim Dean of
the Natural Science department
Cheryl Sisk to her department, she
describes the purpose of the town
hall and encourages students to
come together.
“The Town Hall will provide
the opportunity for me to hear
from you, the NatSci student body,
about how you are feeling and what
you are experiencing, as well as to
provide updates on conversations
and activities taking place at the
college and university levels, and
to get your thoughts and ideas on
meaningful and effective ways to
move forward,” she wrote.
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one that is most likely to cause
the complications, and (the virus
is) the one that our vaccine is
least effective against,” he said.
In
order
to
create
the
vaccination, scientists look at data
from countries in the southern
hemisphere to predict which flu
variants will be common during
our flu season. This year, those
predictions were less accurate,
making
for
a
less
effective
vaccination.
Still, Howard Saulles, interim
executive
director
of
UHS,
explained it is still important
to get vaccinated, especially for
students, who tend to be at a
higher risk for the virus.
“Students tend to live in fairly
close confines, which puts people
at greater risks because it’s easier
to spread germs and viruses, so
students need to take a little bit
better care of themselves than
the general population,” Saulles
said. “They really should be
getting vaccinated for the flu,
even though it may not be the best
match of the vaccine.”
In order to avoid contracting
the
flu,
Saulles
encourages
students to live healthy lifestyles
in addition to getting vaccinated.
“Getting as much sleep as you
can, eating properly, these are all
things that can help the body’s
immune system fight off these
viruses,” he said.
Kinesiology
junior
Kayla
Keane said she did not receive her
flu shot this year.
“I do not plan on getting the
flu shot, because I heard it wasn’t
very effective this year,” she said.
“It’s just not one of my priorities.”
Perhaps as a result, Keane
said she contracted the flu
several weeks ago. She has
since recovered, and suspects
she contracted the flu spending
time in the University’s crowded
public spaces.
“I’ve
always
been
pretty
good about washing my hands
and everything, I just feel like
it’s really hard when you’re in
public places all the time,” she
said. “Like if you go to the UGLi,
people are just pretty nasty.
Monto’s vision for the future
entails creating a new vaccination.
This would potentially involve
creating a vaccine that does not
need to be updated when the
strain of the flu virus changes.
“The long-range goal would be
to make what they call a universal
vaccine, something that works
forever, and takes some parts
of the virus that don’t change
and make those the target of the
vaccine,” he said.
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establishes a payment plan for
the election director, stating
“monetary incentives can be
effective in encouraging the
election director to go above and
beyond their basic obligations.”
The
second
resolution,
an amendment to make all
events hosted by LSA SG zero-
waste, passed 30 to 0 with no
abstentions.
Sponsor
Josie
Gilmore, an LSA sophomore,
who serves on the Taking
Responsibility for the Earth and
Environment
Subcommittee,
said the resolution is meant to
“inspire people to make… all
their events zero-waste.”
“If you hold an event that
could be zero-waste, but is
not
zero-waste,
you’re
not
guaranteed to get refunded for
it,” Gilmore said.
LSA
SG
members
also
discussed current initiatives.
LSA SG President Nicholas
Fadanelli,
an
LSA
senior,
updated
the
assembly
on
the progress of two major
resolutions: One outlining the
2020-2021 academic calendar
and
another
establishing
Election Day as an academic
holiday. Fadanelli noted the
resolutions still need approval
from University administration.
LSA
SG
Vice
President
Ryan Gillcrist, an LSA senior,
encouraged
other
LSA
SG
representatives to get involved
with the al-Kitaab project, an
initiative to replace an Arabic
textbook used by the University
that some students consider
insensitive
and
colonialist.
Gillcrist
made
a
particular
appeal to representatives with
experience in Arabic studies.
The LSA SG committees,
subcommittees and task forces
provided other updates and
announcements.
No
guest
speakers
presented
at
this
week’s meeting.
Before
the
meeting
adjourned, Wilson reminded
the assembled representatives
to
stay
informed
about
Michigan
State
University’s
administrative
upheaval.
Former MSU President Lou
Anna
Simon,
who
resigned
Jan. 24 after being accused of
enabling sexual abuser Larry
Nassar, was recently replaced
by
interim
president
John
Engler.
According to Wilson, Engler
was “one of the first governors
in Michigan to decrease higher
education state appropriations
… a lot of people are upset about
it.”
Wilson asked LSA SG to pay
attention to the controversy.
“I’m sure a lot of you know
people that go to Michigan
State,” Wilson said. “So … I
think it’s good if we all keep
up to date and if we can help
to inform our fellow students
about what’s going on at other
Big Ten universities.”
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“We’ve
conflated
the war on
terrorism with
southern border
security”