Protect or Not Protect

In the opinion section of The New York Times, Brittany Bronson wrote an opinion piece titled “Campus Politics in the Age of Trump”. The meat and potatoes of the article deal with Universities becoming Sanctuary Campuses for undocumented students. Her opinion is in favor of the school becoming a sanctuary campus for the protection and safety of the students. The fear for these universities by declaring to become a Sanctuary Campus, is the possibility of losing funding from the government due to going against President Trumps executive order.

Based on what I have read and the opinion that was presented I have to say that I have a hard time being able to side in either direction. As a student myself I feel that it is the upmost importance for the university that I attend to maintain my safety and security as their number one priority. I also believe that every student should have this same right, weather you are documented or not. America is supposed to be the land of opportunity and with that mindset then we must understand that we will have numerous undocumented students attending our schools. Majority of the students just want the opportunity to obtain a quality education in a safe environment.

I respect the ability of all human beings to earn an education but I also think that the US Government has the priority of protecting all Americans, just as the universities have this same objective when it comes to their students. Knowing this responsibility that the Government has to protect us, I can see why they would be against sanctuary campuses and undocumented students. As much as we want to believe that every person is good, we must always remember that terrorist exist and that they will find ways to get into our country unnoticed.

As an American I can see the importance of our universities protecting their students but I can see why the Government also does things that will help protect us. I think that we must view this situation in a manner that both parties want what’s best for their particular interest group, but it’s unfortunate that their ideas are not lining up at this time.