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There Is More Than Enough Citizenship to Go Around

December 6, 2018

As an American citizen, I am grateful and proud to share the benefits of citizenship with anyone who calls this country home.

End Birthright Citizenship — But Fix Naturalization, Too

November 14, 2018

The United States and its progressive neighbor Canada are the world’s only developed countries (as defined by the International Monetary Fund) which grant unrestricted citizenship to children of noncitizens.

Family Separation Is Not a Political Issue

June 29, 2018

My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of tyranny.

McShane Denounces Trump Immigration Policy

June 22, 2018

On Wednesday, June 20, University President Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. released a statement concerning...

Faculty Respond to Immigration Executive Order

February 9, 2017

By STEPHAN KOZUB News Co-Editor Mohammad Nejad, Ph.D., “could not have been happier in any other jo...

McShane Issues Statement on Refugees, Immigrants

January 29, 2017

In light of President Trump’s Executive Order on immigration, Fordham President Rev. Joseph M. McShan...

Fordham Needs a Scholarship for Undocumented Students and Refugees

September 16, 2016

By ISRAEL MUNOZ Staff Writer Fordham University is a school that takes pride in its Jesuit value...

Should Non-Citizens be Allowed to Vote in New York City Municipal Elections?

April 22, 2015

By CATHERINE ATHERTON Staff Writer Published: April 20, 2015 On June 16, 2014, New York State Sen...

President Obama: Cuba Is Not Your Example

January 28, 2015

By ROSS LAMPERTContributing WriterPublished: January 28, 2015 I’m a Cuban myself—my mother and ...

No Deportation Without Immigration Reform

September 25, 2014

By RACHEL SHMULEVICH Opinions Co-Editor Published: September 24, 2014 I’ll always be an advocate of legal immigration, but in the midst of our country’s current immigratio...

Guest Speakers Discuss Immigration Policy

September 18, 2014

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By: Hansini Weedagama and Justin Rebollo Contributing Writers September 17, 2014 On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Ken Salazar the former Secretary of the Interior, Sarah Burr an immigration judge, and Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition convened in Pope Auditorium at Fordham College at Linc...