1. For responding to the blog "Trump's International Policies Could Have Lasting Effects On Higher Ed" the issue is changing American people's point of view who believe to their government. American could distrust immigrants from banded countries that specially will effect on international students attend American colleges and universities. People start to generalize the theory for all people from those nations no matter of their religion or beliefs, even they might only born there and not raised in those societies and cultures. Furthermore there are many people who are in same countries' religion and culture but not all people are guilty because of governments' decision and politics. 2. In a view of functionalism perspective, when it says "society is like a living organism whit its various parts working together for good of whole" it would be an issue because the United State is known as a land with almost all the cultures from the world and trust each other and build the country with relying each other, thus the society won't works with missing one important part like trust. As mentioned in the beginning, people in a society believe in their government and the big goal of the government is protecting its people from danger as such as terrorism. When government tags a nation with that name, how can an individual in that society trust to its neighbor that it's from that country? Imagine your colleges are form terrorist tagged counties, will you trust your colleges? Won't you ever think that your classmate might be one of dangerous people because he is from one of the banded countries? Building distrust could bring a big gap between people and the society won't function as a whole. From the conflict perspective that focuses on power and allocation of valued recourses in society, this banding will be an issue because this is an important economic impact as well. According to the blog "There are over 1 million international students and their families in the United States. And that group of people accounts for over 400,000 jobs and over $32 billion worth of economic activity in the United States." if immigrant and international student decide to go to the other countries for education it will lead the United Sates to have long-term economic consequences. 3. I comment on this blog because this banding affected on my personal life. My son was born in Iran but we immigrant to the United States when he was three. He started school from preschool. He speaks English as his first language and also we are a Christian family. But after President Trump administration policies toward refugees and immigrants I have learn that kids in school talk about Iranian and how they are dangerous. For sure second grader does not know about this terms and it's a reflection from their family's conversations. It came to the point that my son is sorry that was born in Iran and doesn't want to play with kids that always ask him why he was born in Iran. If it is not a gap between society's young individuals what is this? And don't they grow up whit the same generalize idea about those nation's people?
The person has discussed about article "Tramp's International Policies Could Have Lasting Effects On Higher Education". In my opinion, it's right when there is issues about children who are born in the other countries and, independent their volition, are moved to the USA. There aren't bad religion or bad nation, there are only bad persons who are in the every countries. I like that the person has written that the society won't work with missing one important part like trust. According to the blog's dates about 1 million international students and etc. the author has a mind " if immigrants and international students decide to go to the other countries for education, it will lead the USA to have long-terms economic consequences" which also is like me. The author also presents the issue of college's problems with terrorism which also is important issue. On the end of the person's comment, there is why is choose this blog- because s/he has a son with this problem and s/he is interesting with this issue. There is a mind that the children aren't quilt for the decisions of the parents or the government. It also is right. March 19, 2017 at 10:29 PM
1.) President Trumps travel ban will have lasting negative effects on the higher education system. Trumps executive order titled, "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States", will do more harm than good. Many Americans do not agree with this new policy and have voiced their opinions; because of this it has become a great controversy. Although we all agree that we want to keep the country safe and clear of terrorist attacks, we have to look at the bigger picture and see how it will have negative effects on our society; i.e. our education system, our economy, and our families. We need to learn that it is not ok to stereotype a person because of where they come from, their beliefs, and the color of their skin. Every human being is capable of being a terrorist and causing harm, their race and ethnicities do not determine this. In the United States, there are over one million international students attending our colleges states Westervelt. International students are part of our clubs, peers in our classrooms, and many are our friends. Besides being an important part of our education system, many of these students go on to become doctors, engineers, and teachers in the United States. International students support the higher education system in the United States by paying full price to attend our colleges. If Trumps travel ban remains in place, our colleges will suffer by having less funding, less extracurricular activities, and increased tuition. 2.) Using a functionalist perspective, you can view international students as being a vital part of the higher education system. Losing enrollment from these students will hurt the integrity of the education system that we know. The fact that these students pay higher prices to attend our colleges make them very important because without them our system would change dramatically. For our education system to function properly we need international students to continue being a part of it. While looking at the bigger picture, we can say that education is an important part of society, so if education is negatively affected by the order, all other parts of our society will suffer as well. If we allow Trumps travel ban, we will have less funding for schools, a weakening economy, and a stigma that will stay with our country for decades to come. 3.) I chose this topic because it is very relevant in my life and all the other students at gcc and all other schools. It is almost unreal because we know so many people around us directly affected by the travel ban. Although I am not directly affected by being banned myself, I am directly affected because of the consequences a decision like this will lead to. I believe that it is time for a shift in attitude from the American people and all people on the planet. We need to stop and see that no one is more important than anyone else, and we are all different AND THAT IS OK! It should not matter that other people have different opinions and beliefs. If we could concentrate on what we want and what we believe and allow people to do so for themselves, we can start living together better as neighbors and members of society. I feel that having respect for others is where it starts. The nation feels more divided than it ever has to me, and it is because people feel so entitled to their opinion, that they will fight to the death over someone having a different opinion. This is not ok and we will not advance as a society if we don’t start treating each other with respect, and realizing that we all different, and we all play different important roles in our society.
Eleni P In response to Joseph's post... 1. I completely agree with what you wrote. Immigrant students are a big part of the education system and it wouldn't be the same without them especially here at GCC in Southern California where there is a lot of immigration. I chose to write about this blog post because being an immigrant from myself, this is a big deal for me because I do want to go to American schools to get a good education. I don't think I should need to pay extra for college just because I wasn't born here when I work just as hard as anyone else that was born here. This topic is very important in sociology right now because it affects a lot of people both immigrants and people born in America because like you said, if immigrants were separated from nonimmigrants, it would throw off the entire education system. The functionalist theory, like you said, helps explain this more in depth because of that cause and affect dynamic. 2. The Functionalist theory explains this well but I think the conflict theory also clarifies why we have this issue. Immigrants are a minority in society so their voice isn't heard as much of those that are not immigrants and with our new president that obviously doesn't love the idea of immigration or immigrants they are heard even less.
Sierra V. W. Blog Assignment #2 Response to Joseph Johnson
I agree with the major points that Joseph makes about Trump’s travel ban obviously affecting foreign students but american students and general US consensus. Joseph states, “Every human being is capable of being a terrorist and causing harm, their race and ethnicities do not determine this”, it seems as Trump plainly ignores this idea as he’s alienated a select few countries that he considers a threat. Besides the obvious threat to opinions on foreigners our college education system will be sure to suffer a detrimental loss, as Joseph brings up. Because foreign students pay full tuition to universities they “help universities to meet budgets and subsidize American students”. Even foreign students who have not been directly affected by the travel ban have been left with a bad taste in their mouth. I chose to respond to Joseph’s Blog Response because he formed concise opinions that clearly expressed what needed to be said to speak to people’s morale. This topic is relevant to the field of sociology because it highlights the level at which a mob mentality can reach an ultimate high and danger. To gain a better understanding of this and the potential dangers of making this an acceptable law you can apply the concept of The Looking-Glass Self. The possibility for foreign students to see themselves as others do, specifically the Trump administration, can create a self image as a villain out to hurt others, a damaging self image. The conflict theorist would say that the travel ban has created tension between the highest power in the United States and foreign students and people in general. The Trump administration is withholding literal resources, as in preventing people from residing in U.S. territory and in a more symbolic sense by political representation. The portrayal that these countries and the people in them are a danger to our society creates a tension and an Us vs.Them mentality that is a very real danger for safety and general good will towards others.
This blog poses the threat of a huge potential change within american colleges that can bleed into other concerns. The problem at hand is that international students fear coming to America to attend colleges because of Trumps policies as well as the influence he has on some Americans. Trumps policies toward refugees and immigrants threaten them by actually affecting students and families with a negative travel policy, threats on the web, as well as the most famous kansas shooting. Causal logic presents plenty of change for americans regarding school and everyday life within everyone's perspectives.
This applies to an Interactionist point of view in the fact that the blog is formated in a way that reveals the benefits that the international students possess . We are taking a look at an observational standpoint on the reactions of international students through the eyes of Esther Brimmer, executive director of the NAFSA: Association of International Educators, a Non-profit organisation. She comments on the importance of International students attending college in america as well as the negative tolls that can factor in by not having them around. She states that it isn't just the wealth they provide schools for meeting budgets. But culture and knowledge that makes us more innovative as well as providing a positive view of America.
I believe that many things are changing and this blog post affects me as well as many of my colleagues. I love getting a better view with a more well rounded source on topics that affect us, so if a debate rises on the topic i have more to back me up. This applies to sociology because its interest in the consequences of difference and confounding factors that bleed into it. This topic affects American students directly but also americans representation and lifestyle as well, knowing this gives me hope that awareness will spread and hopefully stop fear from taking the behavioral wheel.
1) This article sheds a different light on a very controversial topic. The fact that this ban is creating a fear in people who's only intentions are to come to the U.S. to create a better life and get a better education is a large problem. We need to understand the severity of this and what it is causing. There is a lot of grey area in regards to these new rules, but when it comes to immigrants being afraid of coming to the U.S. for higher education because they feel threatened, then there is a real issue. Racial profiling is wrong, and there cannot be a negative view of every person who enters the country.
2) From the functionalist perspective, it is important to resolve this issue. In order to keep the social balance, people must learn to coexist and appreciate and accept one another and cooperate. If we fail to do this, society will fall apart. In a part of the article, it is mentioned that these international students "often pay full fare, helping universities to meet budgets and subsidize American students." This being said, the foreign students contribute to the success of these universities, helping them strive.
3) I think this is a very relevant topic. My parents are from a foreign country, and they came to this country for better opportunities and to further their education. We must come together and understand how important it is to accept the people around us, despite where they come from, and the severity of this issue and it's possible negative outcomes.
In response I agree, Trump not only is trying to stop foreigners from coming to America to create a better life for themselves but he is ultimatly making it more difficult for students trying to receive a higher education from overseas. Many universities make their profit from out of the country students coming tot heir school because they have to pay the full tuition, but its not just about the money, America has some of the top universities and people from all over the world attend, how is restricting their education going to help America?
Not allowing foreign students to attend our schools will make them lose immense amount of money, forcing them to take away other resources to compensate and there will be no diversity. When you walk on a campus and see so many people from so many different backgrounds its amazing, but if this travel ban continues that will all vanish.
America is suppose to be a land of opportunity but it is not turning to a land of discrimination and hate. This land was build by immigrants and refusing someone to come here if they are trying to make a better life for themselves or their family is just immoral.
1. This blog shows the issue being created by the travel ban also affecting higher education as well. Not only a travel ban but a college ban as well, any level of higher education could be taken away from all of these students. Many universities and colleges get a huge percentage of their money or funds from these types of students. Enforcing it only takes the funding from these schools and probability of higher tuition costs. 2. From a functionalist perspective having international students attend our schools and universities benefits us very well because they bring in more money as well. Not only that the schools benefit and receive more money having these students attend. More jobs as well as teaching positions open up. Preventing these students from attending and allowing this education ban it would weaken our schools financial aid causing more and more students to pay out of pocket and be able to give less money out. 3. Choosing this topic had a lot to do with how much of a controversy this has become lately. First with the travel ban and now going into something so much more than just being able to leave or come into the united states, many of them come for better opportunities and to pursue higher education and now that it's being taken away from them it just makes their situation so much harder. They come to live the American dream and to give their kids a chance at higher education and now that privilege is being taken away and affects them so much more.
Rita B. I have mixed feeling about this article because I do think that everybody deserves an equal opportunity in education. I agree on the travel ban issue because it is not fair that collage and any level of higher education could be taken away from all of these students because they are not fortunate enough to have high levels of education in their counties. Also many of these students pursue careers to help unfortunate people in their countries by studying careers in medicine. One thing I do not agree on is how many universities make their profit from out of the country students coming to their school because they have to pay the full tuition. When money is is involved it becomes a conflict theory. A conflict theorist would say having international students attend our schools and universities do not benefit us because it creates competitive with the country's own citizens. By giving international students admission to the colleges it takes away the number of spots available for students that live in the country and that pay taxes that support international students. It would not be fair for American taxes payers to fund international student because in the long run they will not be supporting our economy but their own countries.
Rebekah M. In response to Ivan I agree that the travel ban in general has become a huge issue. President trump has cause chaos amoung the American people and has cause xenophobic mentalities. This travel ban has only made it worse. With this new ban we will be causing many people to lose their homes and their ability to get a higher education here in the states. I appreciate the fact that Ivan has brilliantly brought up how much money these students give to these colleges. This ban will make lives difficult for so much more than the people being banned.
From a conflict perspective one might see how this issue could come to fruition. President trump has made it very clear who are the enemies here. This makes the boundaries obvious to who are the haves and the have nots. The only way to fix this problem would be to take a step back and realise that at the end of the day these are people like you and me and they deserve to be treated with respect.
1. I completely agree, this article shows that the new administration of our country, has created a sense of fear in the whole nation; unfortunately this has affecting not only emigrant students in general, but now it is even affecting students who wanted to come to the USA to improve their education ( International Students); we can not leave behind the new changes, and the news of banning people from 7 countries it is also affecting how other countries see us. Therefor these decisions have a big impact of recent students that were outside of the country and who haven’t being able to come back, and had interrupted their education in the USA. This has created insecurity for the new international students generation.
However, we reflect imbalance and we have become a threated for other cultures; Besides we are leaving behind the idea of the nation with multicultural pot, where everyone gets alone, the fear of international student exist like Westervelt mentioned in this article: “ India and China questioning whether Trump’s America is a hospitable place?” we are becoming a nation that lacks tolerance, and reflects the misused of power and authority.
As you mention Nayiri we are really facing an issue that we have to solve as a whole. From my point of view, International students are important to the USA, because allowing different educational backgrounds & cultures, will provide diversity to this country. International Students can also bring new ideas to this culture, technology and innovations. On the other hand the USA has a need to accept international students and give them the privilege to provide them with a secure and stable place to achieve their education; On the other hand is important to take in consideration, that improves the nation economy by the higher fees that they pay for the education in this country like mentioned in this article: “ Foreign students, who often pay full fare, helping universities to meet budgets and subsidize American student (Westervelt).
2. What it attracted me about your comment Nairy is that you mentioned fear and the importance of coexisting. . For a sociologist perspective (Conflict), is important to find a solution for this problem, It’s a need of stability for international students, and for our immigration laws, we need to allow thse students to achieve their education in this country not affecting them with the new emigration law, instead provide them with a special permit to go out and in from this country without any problem, reach equality between races, teach tolerance in schools, and at home, learn to coexist, an most relevant balance of power and authority. As a part of this country, we have to work all together to improve tolerance toward other cultures even if we do it in a micro level, eventually will have an impact on the Macro level side; otherwise , this imbalance will increase the lack of tolerance to others cultures, will highlight inequality , the feeling of superiority and power will create more violence, and at the same time decreasing the feeling of threating environment, and provide the sense of security to those international students that their only goal is to achieve a higher education, and at the same time will increase the nation economy.
Rudy Arredondo
ReplyDeleteArpineh S.
ReplyDelete1. For responding to the blog "Trump's International Policies Could Have Lasting Effects On Higher Ed" the issue is changing American people's point of view who believe to their government. American could distrust immigrants from banded countries that specially will effect on international students attend American colleges and universities. People start to generalize the theory for all people from those nations no matter of their religion or beliefs, even they might only born there and not raised in those societies and cultures. Furthermore there are many people who are in same countries' religion and culture but not all people are guilty because of governments' decision and politics.
Delete2. In a view of functionalism perspective, when it says "society is like a living organism whit its various parts working together for good of whole" it would be an issue because the United State is known as a land with almost all the cultures from the world and trust each other and build the country with relying each other, thus the society won't works with missing one important part like trust. As mentioned in the beginning, people in a society believe in their government and the big goal of the government is protecting its people from danger as such as terrorism. When government tags a nation with that name, how can an individual in that society trust to its neighbor that it's from that country? Imagine your colleges are form terrorist tagged counties, will you trust your colleges? Won't you ever think that your classmate might be one of dangerous people because he is from one of the banded countries? Building distrust could bring a big gap between people and the society won't function as a whole.
From the conflict perspective that focuses on power and allocation of valued recourses in society, this banding will be an issue because this is an important economic impact as well. According to the blog "There are over 1 million international students and their families in the United States. And that group of people accounts for over 400,000 jobs and over $32 billion worth of economic activity in the United States." if immigrant and international student decide to go to the other countries for education it will lead the United Sates to have long-term economic consequences.
3. I comment on this blog because this banding affected on my personal life. My son was born in Iran but we immigrant to the United States when he was three. He started school from preschool. He speaks English as his first language and also we are a Christian family. But after President Trump administration policies toward refugees and immigrants I have learn that kids in school talk about Iranian and how they are dangerous. For sure second grader does not know about this terms and it's a reflection from their family's conversations. It came to the point that my son is sorry that was born in Iran and doesn't want to play with kids that always ask him why he was born in Iran. If it is not a gap between society's young individuals what is this? And don't they grow up whit the same generalize idea about those nation's people?
Armen Oganesyan
DeleteThe person has discussed about article "Tramp's International Policies Could Have Lasting Effects On Higher Education". In my opinion, it's right when there is issues about children who are born in the other countries and, independent their volition, are moved to the USA. There aren't bad religion or bad nation, there are only bad persons who are in the every countries.
I like that the person has written that the society won't work with missing one important part like trust.
According to the blog's dates about 1 million international students and etc. the author has a mind " if immigrants and international students decide to go to the other countries for education, it will lead the USA to have long-terms economic consequences" which also is like me.
The author also presents the issue of college's problems with terrorism which also is important issue.
On the end of the person's comment, there is why is choose this blog- because s/he has a son with this problem and s/he is interesting with this issue. There is a mind that the children aren't quilt for the decisions of the parents or the government. It also is right.
March 19, 2017 at 10:29 PM
Joseph Johnson
ReplyDelete1.) President Trumps travel ban will have lasting negative effects on the higher education system. Trumps executive order titled, "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States", will do more harm than good. Many Americans do not agree with this new policy and have voiced their opinions; because of this it has become a great controversy. Although we all agree that we want to keep the country safe and clear of terrorist attacks, we have to look at the bigger picture and see how it will have negative effects on our society; i.e. our education system, our economy, and our families. We need to learn that it is not ok to stereotype a person because of where they come from, their beliefs, and the color of their skin. Every human being is capable of being a terrorist and causing harm, their race and ethnicities do not determine this. In the United States, there are over one million international students attending our colleges states Westervelt. International students are part of our clubs, peers in our classrooms, and many are our friends. Besides being an important part of our education system, many of these students go on to become doctors, engineers, and teachers in the United States. International students support the higher education system in the United States by paying full price to attend our colleges. If Trumps travel ban remains in place, our colleges will suffer by having less funding, less extracurricular activities, and increased tuition.
2.) Using a functionalist perspective, you can view international students as being a vital part of the higher education system. Losing enrollment from these students will hurt the integrity of the education system that we know. The fact that these students pay higher prices to attend our colleges make them very important because without them our system would change dramatically. For our education system to function properly we need international students to continue being a part of it. While looking at the bigger picture, we can say that education is an important part of society, so if education is negatively affected by the order, all other parts of our society will suffer as well. If we allow Trumps travel ban, we will have less funding for schools, a weakening economy, and a stigma that will stay with our country for decades to come.
3.) I chose this topic because it is very relevant in my life and all the other students at gcc and all other schools. It is almost unreal because we know so many people around us directly affected by the travel ban. Although I am not directly affected by being banned myself, I am directly affected because of the consequences a decision like this will lead to. I believe that it is time for a shift in attitude from the American people and all people on the planet. We need to stop and see that no one is more important than anyone else, and we are all different AND THAT IS OK! It should not matter that other people have different opinions and beliefs. If we could concentrate on what we want and what we believe and allow people to do so for themselves, we can start living together better as neighbors and members of society. I feel that having respect for others is where it starts. The nation feels more divided than it ever has to me, and it is because people feel so entitled to their opinion, that they will fight to the death over someone having a different opinion. This is not ok and we will not advance as a society if we don’t start treating each other with respect, and realizing that we all different, and we all play different important roles in our society.
Eleni P
DeleteIn response to Joseph's post...
1. I completely agree with what you wrote. Immigrant students are a big part of the education system and it wouldn't be the same without them especially here at GCC in Southern California where there is a lot of immigration. I chose to write about this blog post because being an immigrant from myself, this is a big deal for me because I do want to go to American schools to get a good education. I don't think I should need to pay extra for college just because I wasn't born here when I work just as hard as anyone else that was born here. This topic is very important in sociology right now because it affects a lot of people both immigrants and people born in America because like you said, if immigrants were separated from nonimmigrants, it would throw off the entire education system. The functionalist theory, like you said, helps explain this more in depth because of that cause and affect dynamic.
2. The Functionalist theory explains this well but I think the conflict theory also clarifies why we have this issue. Immigrants are a minority in society so their voice isn't heard as much of those that are not immigrants and with our new president that obviously doesn't love the idea of immigration or immigrants they are heard even less.
Sierra V. W. Blog Assignment #2 Response to Joseph Johnson
DeleteI agree with the major points that Joseph makes about Trump’s travel ban obviously affecting foreign students but american students and general US consensus. Joseph states, “Every human being is capable of being a terrorist and causing harm, their race and ethnicities do not determine this”, it seems as Trump plainly ignores this idea as he’s alienated a select few countries that he considers a threat. Besides the obvious threat to opinions on foreigners our college education system will be sure to suffer a detrimental loss, as Joseph brings up. Because foreign students pay full tuition to universities they “help universities to meet budgets and subsidize American students”. Even foreign students who have not been directly affected by the travel ban have been left with a bad taste in their mouth. I chose to respond to Joseph’s Blog Response because he formed concise opinions that clearly expressed what needed to be said to speak to people’s morale. This topic is relevant to the field of sociology because it highlights the level at which a mob mentality can reach an ultimate high and danger. To gain a better understanding of this and the potential dangers of making this an acceptable law you can apply the concept of The Looking-Glass Self. The possibility for foreign students to see themselves as others do, specifically the Trump administration, can create a self image as a villain out to hurt others, a damaging self image.
The conflict theorist would say that the travel ban has created tension between the highest power in the United States and foreign students and people in general. The Trump administration is withholding literal resources, as in preventing people from residing in U.S. territory and in a more symbolic sense by political representation. The portrayal that these countries and the people in them are a danger to our society creates a tension and an Us vs.Them mentality that is a very real danger for safety and general good will towards others.
This blog poses the threat of a huge potential change within american colleges that can bleed into other concerns. The problem at hand is that international students fear coming to America to attend colleges because of Trumps policies as well as the influence he has on some Americans. Trumps policies toward refugees and immigrants threaten them by actually affecting students and families with a negative travel policy, threats on the web, as well as the most famous kansas shooting. Causal logic presents plenty of change for americans regarding school and everyday life within everyone's perspectives.
ReplyDeleteThis applies to an Interactionist point of view in the fact that the blog is formated in a way that reveals the benefits that the international students possess . We are taking a look at an observational standpoint on the reactions of international students through the eyes of Esther Brimmer, executive director of the NAFSA: Association of International Educators, a Non-profit organisation. She comments on the importance of International students attending college in america as well as the negative tolls that can factor in by not having them around. She states that it isn't just the wealth they provide schools for meeting budgets. But culture and knowledge that makes us more innovative as well as providing a positive view of America.
I believe that many things are changing and this blog post affects me as well as many of my colleagues. I love getting a better view with a more well rounded source on topics that affect us, so if a debate rises on the topic i have more to back me up. This applies to sociology because its interest in the consequences of difference and confounding factors that bleed into it. This topic affects American students directly but also americans representation and lifestyle as well, knowing this gives me hope that awareness will spread and hopefully stop fear from taking the behavioral wheel.
Nayiri K.
ReplyDelete1) This article sheds a different light on a very controversial topic. The fact that this ban is creating a fear in people who's only intentions are to come to the U.S. to create a better life and get a better education is a large problem. We need to understand the severity of this and what it is causing. There is a lot of grey area in regards to these new rules, but when it comes to immigrants being afraid of coming to the U.S. for higher education because they feel threatened, then there is a real issue. Racial profiling is wrong, and there cannot be a negative view of every person who enters the country.
2) From the functionalist perspective, it is important to resolve this issue. In order to keep the social balance, people must learn to coexist and appreciate and accept one another and cooperate. If we fail to do this, society will fall apart. In a part of the article, it is mentioned that these international students "often pay full fare, helping universities to meet budgets and subsidize American students." This being said, the foreign students contribute to the success of these universities, helping them strive.
3) I think this is a very relevant topic. My parents are from a foreign country, and they came to this country for better opportunities and to further their education. We must come together and understand how important it is to accept the people around us, despite where they come from, and the severity of this issue and it's possible negative outcomes.
Imani S.
DeleteIn response I agree, Trump not only is trying to stop foreigners from coming to America to create a better life for themselves but he is ultimatly making it more difficult for students trying to receive a higher education from overseas. Many universities make their profit from out of the country students coming tot heir school because they have to pay the full tuition, but its not just about the money, America has some of the top universities and people from all over the world attend, how is restricting their education going to help America?
Not allowing foreign students to attend our schools will make them lose immense amount of money, forcing them to take away other resources to compensate and there will be no diversity. When you walk on a campus and see so many people from so many different backgrounds its amazing, but if this travel ban continues that will all vanish.
America is suppose to be a land of opportunity but it is not turning to a land of discrimination and hate. This land was build by immigrants and refusing someone to come here if they are trying to make a better life for themselves or their family is just immoral.
Ivan Espinoza
ReplyDelete1. This blog shows the issue being created by the travel ban also affecting higher education as well. Not only a travel ban but a college ban as well, any level of higher education could be taken away from all of these students. Many universities and colleges get a huge percentage of their money or funds from these types of students. Enforcing it only takes the funding from these schools and probability of higher tuition costs.
2. From a functionalist perspective having international students attend our schools and universities benefits us very well because they bring in more money as well. Not only that the schools benefit and receive more money having these students attend. More jobs as well as teaching positions open up. Preventing these students from attending and allowing this education ban it would weaken our schools financial aid causing more and more students to pay out of pocket and be able to give less money out.
3. Choosing this topic had a lot to do with how much of a controversy this has become lately. First with the travel ban and now going into something so much more than just being able to leave or come into the united states, many of them come for better opportunities and to pursue higher education and now that it's being taken away from them it just makes their situation so much harder. They come to live the American dream and to give their kids a chance at higher education and now that privilege is being taken away and affects them so much more.
Rita B.
DeleteI have mixed feeling about this article because I do think that everybody deserves an equal opportunity in education. I agree on the travel ban issue because it is not fair that collage and any level of higher education could be taken away from all of these students because they are not fortunate enough to have high levels of education in their counties. Also many of these students pursue careers to help unfortunate people in their countries by studying careers in medicine. One thing I do not agree on is how many universities make their profit from out of the country students coming to their school because they have to pay the full tuition. When money is is involved it becomes a conflict theory.
A conflict theorist would say having international students attend our schools and universities do not benefit us because it creates competitive with the country's own citizens. By giving international students admission to the colleges it takes away the number of spots available for students that live in the country and that pay taxes that support international students. It would not be fair for American taxes payers to fund international student because in the long run they will not be supporting our economy but their own countries.
Rebekah M.
DeleteIn response to Ivan I agree that the travel ban in general has become a huge issue. President trump has cause chaos amoung the American people and has cause xenophobic mentalities. This travel ban has only made it worse. With this new ban we will be causing many people to lose their homes and their ability to get a higher education here in the states. I appreciate the fact that Ivan has brilliantly brought up how much money these students give to these colleges. This ban will make lives difficult for so much more than the people being banned.
From a conflict perspective one might see how this issue could come to fruition. President trump has made it very clear who are the enemies here. This makes the boundaries obvious to who are the haves and the have nots. The only way to fix this problem would be to take a step back and realise that at the end of the day these are people like you and me and they deserve to be treated with respect.
Rita B.
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ReplyDeleteIn response of Nayiri.K
1. I completely agree, this article shows that the new administration of our country, has created a sense of fear in the whole nation; unfortunately this has affecting not only emigrant students in general, but now it is even affecting students who wanted to come to the USA to improve their education ( International Students); we can not leave behind the new changes, and the news of banning people from 7 countries it is also affecting how other countries see us. Therefor these decisions have a big impact of recent students that were outside of the country and who haven’t being able to come back, and had interrupted their education in the USA. This has created insecurity for the new international students generation.
However, we reflect imbalance and we have become a threated for other cultures; Besides we are leaving behind the idea of the nation with multicultural pot, where everyone gets alone, the fear of international student exist like Westervelt mentioned in this article: “ India and China questioning whether Trump’s America is a hospitable place?” we are becoming a nation that lacks tolerance, and reflects the misused of power and authority.
As you mention Nayiri we are really facing an issue that we have to solve as a whole. From my point of view, International students are important to the USA, because allowing different educational backgrounds & cultures, will provide diversity to this country. International Students can also bring new ideas to this culture, technology and innovations. On the other hand the USA has a need to accept international students and give them the privilege to provide them with a secure and stable place to achieve their education; On the other hand is important to take in consideration, that improves the nation economy by the higher fees that they pay for the education in this country like mentioned in this article: “ Foreign students, who often pay full fare, helping universities to meet budgets and subsidize American student (Westervelt).
2. What it attracted me about your comment Nairy is that you mentioned fear and the importance of coexisting. . For a sociologist perspective (Conflict), is important to find a solution for this problem, It’s a need of stability for international students, and for our immigration laws, we need to allow thse students to achieve their education in this country not affecting them with the new emigration law, instead provide them with a special permit to go out and in from this country without any problem, reach equality between races, teach tolerance in schools, and at home, learn to coexist, an most relevant balance of power and authority. As a part of this country, we have to work all together to improve tolerance toward other cultures even if we do it in a micro level, eventually will have an impact on the Macro level side; otherwise , this imbalance will increase the lack of tolerance to others cultures, will highlight inequality , the feeling of superiority and power will create more violence, and at the same time decreasing the feeling of threating environment, and provide the sense of security to those international students that their only goal is to achieve a higher education, and at the same time will increase the nation economy.