Fariha Tasnim Amir | Staff Writer In response to Florida’s recent decision to walk back on providing in-state tuition to undocumented students, prominent Miami businessman Miguel Fernandez pulled back his initial pledge of a hefty 1 million dollar donation to FIU. Amid the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on immigration policies, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ new […]
Danette Heredia | Staff Writer According to FIU Chief of Police Alexander Casas at an emergency Faculty Senate meeting, FIU PD voluntarily entered an agreement to collaborate with ICE and enforce immigration law on campus as part of the 287G(g) program. The meeting, live-streamed over Zoom and coordinated by the Faculty Senate, allowed faculty to […]
Gabriella Mateo | Staff Writer FIU’s international status may be in jeopardy with 530,000 immigrants getting their CHNV humanitarian parole removed during President Trump’s latest crackdown on immigration. The Office of International Student and Scholar Services states that the student population has over 3,500 international students from over 140 countries, many of whom can be […]
Christopher Madrid | Staff Writer Florida State Senator Randy Fine recently filed a bill barring illegal immigrants from applying to a majority of Florida state universities. The bill, SB 244, filed this Tuesday would ban illegal immigrants from attending Florida Universities with a 85% or lower acceptance rate. In December, Sen. Fine filed another anti-illegal […]
Priscilla Pozo | Assistant Entertainment Director From passion to profit, there are many different reasons we push ourselves towards success. For Public Relations, Advertising and Applied Communications junior Sofia Hidalgo, maintaining her family’s legacy is one of the factors pushing her to the top. Her commitment to her family’s heritage inspires all her work, from […]
Natalie Gutierrez | Staff Writer FIU’s Immigrant Scholars Organization seeks to nurture the academic ambitions of immigrant and non-immigrant students alike. ISO’s mission is to motivate students to continue their education and also shift the perspective on the immigrant population in the United States. President Alicia Rosales is a senior and international relations major. She […]
Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director After immigrating to the U.S. from China as a teenager, author Anna Qu learned how to grow and overcome the trauma she suffered as a child laborer. Qu presented her latest book, “Made in China,” in the Student Academic Success Center’s lecture hall on June 30. The book is […]
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer Gov. Ron DeSantis is becoming an enemy to all Florida citizens, with his newest targets being the undocumented as he signs the most extreme anti-immigration bill into law. DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 on Wednesday, May 10. Aiming to restrict immigration, the bill requires employers to verify their employees eligibility […]
Alba Rosa/ Staff Writer TikToker Carlos Eduardo Espina brilliantly chose Valentine’s Day to host a protest for immigrant rights. His campaign, Day Without Immigrants, will reflect a powerful message to society. Valentine’s Day is a holiday that generates a lot of financial and laborious activity. If immigrants around the country participated in Espina’s protest, our […]
Tim Mossholder/Unsplash Written by Alba Rosa/ Contributing Writer We experienced havoc in our economy due to COVID. Luckily, our economy is recovering, but a worker shortage is damaging it again. How come around 8 million job openings and very few people are willing to work? There are many reasons. For example, industries reliant on immigrant […]
Yansall Rasquides / Staff Writer FIU students and faculty are paving the way for Venezuelans to earn Temporary Protected Status (TPS), offering them free legal assistance. Proyecto Libertadores Siglo XXI, which translates to Project Liberators of the 21st-century, is a human rights group started by six FIU law professors at the College of Law. Luis […]
Amanda George / Contributing Writer In a novel inspired by the difficulties of immigration on families, one FIU alumna shares her story living as an American-Colombian woman born from immigrant parents. On March 2, Patricia Engel, award-winning author and associate professor at the University of Miami, published her New York Times Bestseller, “Infinite Country,” bringing […]
