Haverford College Vows to Undermine Immigration Enforcement

Haverford College, a prestigious, private liberal arts college located just outside of Philadelphia, has committed to flouting immigration law and resisting any efforts by federal or local authorities to enforce it.

In an email obtained by LifeZette that was sent to Haverford students and their parents Tuesday, Kim Benson and Rick White, president and chair of Haverford’s board of managers, respectively, announced the board’s adoption of a “Resolution Affirming Protection of Non-United States Citizens and Religious Minorities at Haverford College.”

“Many people here, especially those from groups disparaged by the president-elect during the electoral campaign, have reason to feel endangered.”

“Many people here, especially those from groups disparaged by the president-elect during the electoral campaign, have reason to feel endangered by these new currents in governmental leadership, as well as by their secondary effects within the public sphere,” the letter states. “We are moved, therefore, to decisively reassert our unwavering devotion to protecting and supporting all members of our community and to being especially vigilant on behalf of those facing imminent peril or harassment,” it continues.

“In particular, we affirm the College’s solidarity with students, faculty, and staff who are non-United States citizens and/or members of vulnerable religious minorities who might in the future be subjected to harsh governmental restrictions, ranging from reduced status to deportation.”

A year of Haverford tuition and other necessary expenses costs in excess of $65,000 a year. There are hundreds of parents across the country who over the course of four years will have paid nearly $300,000 for their children to attend the college — that now operates as an activist organization for a leftist immigration position.

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As for the email itself, it is a celebration of lawlessness and an affront to decent hardworking American citizens across the country, a commitment by the college to do whatever is in their power to stymie federal law enforcement.

“The College … will refuse participation in any voluntary act or program (including “E-Verify” or any registration system) that would make such information available to government officials or others,” the letter states. “Campus Safety will continue to refrain from making inquiries or keeping records regarding the immigration status or religion of either community members or campus visitors,” it continues.

“The College will not cooperate with agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), or other immigration officers seeking access to persons or spaces on campus in order to enforce federal immigration law unless ordered to do so by specific court action,” it promises.

Haverford has also pledged to keep taking part of their American students’ tuition fees and spending the money on illegal aliens. “The College will continue to meet the full financial need of all admitted students, including undocumented students notwithstanding the possibility that the latter will lose access to Pell Grants (or other forms of federal assistance) and employment opportunities if denied protections currently provided by DACA,” the letter states.

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Benston has also promised to convene an “Ad Hoc Working Group on Immigration and Government Relations” to plan how best to thwart immigration authorities. Topics of discussion will include “protocols and legal strategies for responding to possible inquiries from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and/or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)” and providing “resources for non-U.S. citizen community members, including current legal information on immigration law, visa policies, and non-residents’ rights.”

“We speak on behalf of a great many who have lent ideas, expertise, and passion to this ongoing effort. We are proud to stand with you as a community committed to the security, success, and dignity of all its members,” the letter states in closing.