UT alumni revolt against politicizing of of Alumni leadership of immigration issue

Mark Pulliam:
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First, the article “Lives on Hold,” by associate editor Danielle Lopez, is a sympathetic profile of three illegal aliens (or “Longhorn Dreamers,” in SJW parlance) who fill coveted seats at UT—displacing Texas residents who are U.S. citizens—and, due to the generosity of Texas taxpayers, pay heavily-subsidized in-state tuition. Despite these benefits, along with perks such as spending a semester studying in Washington, D.C., internships, cushy part-time jobs at city hall, and participation in the UTeach program, the subjects of the profile exhibit little gratitude, but instead display a raging sense of entitlement: engaging in noisy protests, agitating through slick, well-funded activist groups (Jolt, ULI), and stridently demanding amnesty and citizenship.

The article reads like a press release from an open-borders advocacy group. The Deferred Action Childhood Arrival (DACA) program is depicted uncritically, instead of as an illegal executive edict that conflicts with federal immigration statutes enacted by Congress. Even though President Obama stated numerous times—prior to issuing the unlawful edict—that he lacked the constitutional authority unilaterally to override statutes passed by Congress, the article faults President Trump for rescinding DACA, accusing him of “rattling the lives of DACA recipients.” Then the article tendentiously describes President’s Trump’s proposed DACA compromise—which was dismissively rejected by congressional Democrats—and quibbles with the term “chain migration.”

The so-called “Longhorn Dreamers” featured in the article are illegal aliens—not “undocumented immigrants”–brought into the country in violation of federal law. Their parents committed a crime by crossing the U.S. border illegally. Illegal aliens are trespassers—scofflaws. Celebrating them and presenting them as “victims” is an insult to law-abiding Texans, as well as to immigrants who followed the rules, waited in line, and obtained permission to live and work in the United States. Austin may be a liberal enclave with a SJW mayor, but UT stands for the University of Texas. “Texas Exes” means Texans who graduated from UT. Your editorial perspective seems to be slanted toward the progressive element that dominates the administration of UT, not the alumni population as a whole.
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There is much more.

This is a takedown of the subterfuge used by immigration activists to justify their contempt for the law.  That a university that is unfortunately dominated by liberals would participate in the subterfuge is not surprising, but at least they are being called on their opposition to the rule of law. It is worth reading in full.

The article being criticized was a typical empathy play by the left.  It is not unusual for liberals to substitute empathy for logic.

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