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International students spend $ 6 billion a year in California, and immigrants represent one -third of their gross domestic product. Federal antimymigrant policies put her at risk.
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Venkates swaminathan
Venkates Swaminathan is the CEO of Liflachnchr, headquartered in Santa Rosa, a university reception service service.
The first time I got on an airplane was on a flight from Delhi, India, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. I arrived in the United States as a student, first at the University of Illinois and after receiving my mastery, in California, where I lived since. I set up companies, staff and I have created life here.
My story is that of countless people who came to the United States to study, work and build. My roommate at Arvind Krishna University is now CEO of IBM. Millions more people have arrived here and have built lives and opportunities.
International students are not the only immigrant community, nor the most numerous. A few weeks ago, I attended the graduation of my niece from the University of California in San Diego and visited the Chicano Park, where large murals of the Cathedral of Outdoor Cathedral, dedicated to community activism, celebrating millions of immigrants whose work and creativity built California.
This is what makes today’s news so difficult to view. As the founder of the University Orientation Service, I am in the first row to see the latest policies that transform education.
The Supreme Court has recently authorized the US Department of Education Fire Thousands Employees who have caused delay in financial aid processing delayed civil rights investigations and challenges communities.
This is just the most hit. They have happened abbreviations in funding for researchA wave of new obstacles in front of visas and efforts for Dismantling of initiatives for diversity and inclusion They help students belonging to minorities. And, of course, the last raids of the ice have disturbed by immigrant communities that have long been settled In cities like Los Angeles.
We see the effect of domino on our work. Some international students are afraid to ask for university admission, move to a distant campus, or even come to the United States.
Many of our students are immigrants or immigrant children. The student’s mother, who went to university, is from Vietnam and worked in a nail room in Oakland. While she was still in high school, the student was responsible for family taxes, completed forms and had a job.
He also received a full scholarship to visit university. After completing my studies, I trust that he will make a remarkable contribution to the world.
A student, whose parents emigrated from India, attends California University in Berkeley with scholarships after developing an application to detect permanent chemicals in the supply of water to their community. Another student whose parents came from Mexico to create a life in Southern California is currently attending a nursing program at the University of California in Fullerton.
There are thousands of stories like this. Every young man has the potential to improve our future, to become the next great leader, innovative or doctor.
International students not only provide skills and ambition, but also contribute to real money in California.
Approximately 141,000 international students in California They spent $ 6.4 billion In 2023, which generated 55,000 jobs, according to the Association of International Teachers (NAFSA). At public universities such as UC and CSU, Increasing the registration of these students helps financing financial assistance and services for residents.
In general, household immigrants contribute to $ 715 billion or approximately One third of the gross domestic product of the state S Only undocumented Californians They pay about $ 8.5 billion a year state and local taxesS
Much of the comments about recent changes in politics focus rightly on their cruelty, but these measures They harm us all S
California’s forces reside in his immigrant communities. Our leadership in science, technology, agriculture and arts depends on students, scientists and workers around the world.
For protesters who are struggling to preserve the rights and capabilities of immigrants, I tell them that their struggle is our struggle. To those who think that this does not affect them, I promise them. It affects his economy and the future of your children. And for the leaders who run these policies: stop before California and the United States lose the same strengths that built them.
