Cal Poly Pomona delayed the fair to work over the role of the Border Agency

Cal Poly Pomona postponed its annual autumn work fair this week after students, graduates and members of the Community criticize its inclusion in customs and border protection as a personal recruiter, emphasizing the increased sensitivity to immigration agencies at college college this fall.

The temporary president of the Los Angeles Campus with nearly 28,000 students – the bigger part of whom are Latin American – said the management responded to criticism and decided to rethink its approach to job fairs.

“We listened carefully and use this contribution to designing career programs this fall, which is more and better in line with the developing needs of our students and the demands of the workforce,” says Iris S. Levin in A public letter Monday. “I want to thank those of you who reached out and shared your perspectives with honesty and passion,” she added.

Tracee Passeggi, director of the Cal Poly Pomona Career Center, said she received 200 to 250 emails between the end of Thursday and Monday, protesting against the presence of the law enforcement of the workshop.

In the days leading to the postponement, social media spin with rumors that immigration and customs implementation would be among the employers of the work fair in September, something that the campus said was not true in a A Tuesday frequently asked questionsS

“Fyi @Calpolypomona invited ICE to come and hire a work fair on September 18 from 10:30 to 2:30. On Sunday.

More than 106,000 employers share job updates in the Cal Poly Pomona career portal called Handshake, a common software tool among campus colleges. Both immigration and the application of customs and customs and border protection are in the system and receive updates on career events in the campus. But Ice has never participated in a career fair, they said about the frequently asked questions.

Meanwhile, the customs and border defense, the multilateral agency, which runs the border patrol, a law enforcement agency, which carries out immigration attacks in California, was among approximately 200 employers registered for the career fair, sail on September 18-19 and participated in almost every Fair of 2017.

Billy Galachar, Senior Representative of the Faculty Union in Kal Polly Pomona, said the hyper-broth regarding the law enforcement of immigration laws on campus makes sense, especially considering that judges have damaged agencies to use racial criteria In their arrests in the area of ​​Los Angeles. Federal Government under the current Trump Administration appeal A preliminary order by a district judge at the US Supreme Court.

“There were arrests, US citizens were sweeping. At that moment it is difficult to say even who was in some of these attacks, so there were definitely concerns among the teachers for sure,” Galagher said, adding that officers both at the border and immigration and customs law enforcement. Most of the campus students are Latino, he noted.

Career Fair, delayed, not canceled

The campus does not have a new date for the career fair, Pasegi said of the Career Center, but it aims to finalize these plans by the end of September, she said in an interview.

The delayed career fair was technically two events in another days, and the customs and border protection had to appear only in one of those days with about 80 other employers.

However, both dates were postponed. Paseggi said her team would use the opportunity to organize fairs in new ways. What it means, she still does not know, but she pointed to the work fairs of the school’s hospitality and education specialties, which are smaller and more specific to the subject. Each event includes 200 students and 35 employers. The postponed event usually attracts more than 1,500 students. It is also out and exposed to the elements of hot or spring, possibly rainy days. It is not sure if the processed fairs will be virtual or personal.

“We have received some students from students, saying that they are disappointed that the career fair had been canceled,” she said, noting that her office was struggling with two types of misinformation: that the fair had been canceled and that immigration and customs law enforcement were among employers. Neither is it true.

The career center will still support students who want to contact employers and organize internships, she said.

With much of the outbreak of emails and social media that appear over the weekend, she believes that the campus management is gathering quickly. “We moved as quickly as possible,” she said, saying the frequently asked questions and the letter from the president.

Nevertheless, “I can definitely hear where our community comes from,” she said.

Faculty, Student Perspectives

The answer to the campus to the protest was reasonable, said Mario Gerero, a professor at Kal Polly Pomone, who chaired the Department of Political Science of the University. “I think this speaks a lot about the leadership of (Levine) and the ability to hear what people say, but they also react appropriately. This is a super delicate situation for quite obvious reasons,” he said. “Even reading the comments now, people are still unhappy and this will always be part of it, but at least you know that you can specify leadership to make proactive movements to protect students as much as they can.”

Guerrero also believes that the concern of the law enforcement of immigration as an employer of a work fair has benefited from wider concerns about those federal agents entering the campus and arrest students, teachers or employees.

On Instagram, a student group This is a subsidiary The Faculty Union and this has chapters in numerous Calus Camps, criticizes Cal Polly Pomone that he writes that he cannot prohibit employers from participating in the fair of their work because it is a public university. “Disappointed once again in the administration, ignoring the safety and needs of their population on the campus – while claiming that their hands are tied,” read the text of Instagram Story published earlier this weekS

The Campus administration “was getting quite numb by students,” Galagher said, and he “certainly hopes that the administration (Cal Poly Pomona) continues to listen to students.”

Campus employees Limited if federal immigration officials enter the campus

The California Association of Faculties, the Union of the Faculty of System, Posted in January a list of requests to the leadership of the State University of California, which seeks to block federal agents to conduct the law enforcement of immigration law enforcement authorities. The requirements updated in July included blocking these agencies to participate in work fairs.

But as a public system, campuses of State University in Cal cannot limit who enters their sites. Cal Poly Pomona administrators said so much in February an email to the staff: “CSU is a public university, and much of the CSU ownership is open to the general public. The camps, which are open to the general public, such as Quad and pedestrian paths on the campus.

The notice states that immigration officers cannot enter areas not open to the general public, such as classrooms that are in session and residence halls – “Unless the employee submits a valid court order or announces that there are necessary circumstances.”

However, management says that employees and teachers do not need to disclose any information. The campus has appointed an administrator to deal with the law enforcement of immigration laws. The management says the staff must “with respect to inform the employee that you lack authority, but will contact the designator immediately. If that person is not available, the staff should contact the Campus police or the campus council.

California University There are similar guidance and emphasizes that hiding evidence or persons violates the federal law. This is how it interferes with arrest. “Moreover, you should not put yourself to physical danger,” says UC leadership.

Kal Amy Bentley-Smith University spokesman did not answer Calfatters’ questions about whether other campuses invited immigration law enforcement agencies to work fairs. But in an email she wrote that campuses should try to “soften” the community’s fears about those agencies that appear on the spot. “This may include informing key stakeholders, such as Dream Center coordinators, dates and hours when,” immigration law enforcement agencies are on the campus, she writes.