The College Republicans United at Arizona State (CRU) held a tabling event on campus Friday to encourage their fellow students to report illegal immigrants at the University to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation.
As reported by AZCentral, the event went forward as planned with two members of CRU peacefully tabling with some 700 protestors marching around them and chanting in opposition led by Aliento, a pro-illegal immigration activist nonprofit founded by George Soros funded activist Reyna Montoya.
Montoya was recipient of $132,200 in seed-money from George Soros’ Open Society Institute in 2016-18 “to organize people directly affected by the immigration detention system to generate narratives that emphasize the humanity of those in detention and to create policy recommendations for reform,” as previously reported by The Arizona Daily Independent.
In a series of posts to X.com on Wednesday, the group announced their intentions for the event stating, “We will be tabling on campus asking fellow students to report their criminal classmates to ICE for deportation. If you can’t wait until Friday and need to make a report RIGHT NOW, please do so at https://ice.gov/webform/ice-tip-form”
https://x.com/ASU_CRU/status/1884785162744959430
The student group continued in a thread explaining, “At a rate of 7,000 deportations per day, it would take four years to remove just the ten million who entered under Biden. So far, Trump’s administration is averaging only about 1,000 per day—far below what’s needed. However, mass deportation isn’t unprecedented; Eisenhower oversaw the removal of 1.5 million in a single year. There are also many DACA recipients who should be sent back.”
The Arizona Latino Legislative Caucus, an exclusively Democrat body, issued a press release Thursday responding to the event with condemnation.
In Thursday’s release, the Caucus, which counts zero of the Arizona Legislature’s six Republican Latinos as members, offered a harsh condemnation of the CRU with statements from co-chairs Senator Catherine Miranda and Representative Lydia Hernandez.
Miranda said, “I fully condemn the College Republicans United at Arizona State for their planned action encouraging the reporting of other students to ICE for deportation. For many young adults, college is the first place that they will interact with people outside of their own culture. Colleges are supposed to be environments where individuals can learn not just from their classes, but from their classmates. They are supposed to be a place that builds an environment for students to be able to gain new experiences.”
She continued, claiming, “The event goes against ASU’s commitment to ethnic, intellectual, socioeconomic and cultural inclusion. I have had brief communication with ASU President Michael Crow and have high hopes that he will join myself, and multiple others. In condemning this event and stopping it from happening on the university’s campus.“
Co-chair Hernandez added, “As Latino legislators in the state of Arizona, it is absolutely imperative that we take proactive measures to ensure the safety of students on school campuses We are asking universities to do the same. In the wake of the current political climate in our state in and across the nation, educational institutions must be safe zones and free of intimidation and endangerment. Allowing this kind of event will create a climate of fear and division for the university’s student population, especially students of color and Dreamers. who are being specifically targeted I ask the university to take the students’ safety as seriously as I do by condemning this group’s actions and stopping the event.”
Responding to accusations from Arizona State Senator Analise Ortiz (D-LD24) that the event “clearly violates code of conduct,” CRU responded via X.com, “It’s a civic responsibility to report crimes to law enforcement.”
https://x.com/National_RU/status/1884997363108073530
Attorney General Kris Mayes slammed the event writing in a post to X, “This is abhorrent behavior by this extreme right group at ASU. Every student should be able to feel safe on campus. It’s appalling to see this division and hatred in our community. Dreamers in Arizona, know that I will never stop fighting to protect you.”
CRU responded by correcting her and 12News’ Brahm Resnick writing, “According to USCIS—54,000 illegal aliens with criminal records were approved for DACA 17,000 had multiple criminal arrests 8,000 were arrested AGAIN after having received benefits.” They addressed the AG specifically quipping, “We’re doing your job for you. It’s a civic duty to report crime to law enforcement. You’re nothing but a tool for the cartel.”
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In a statement issued Thursday, CRU wrote, “Reporting crimes is not only a civic duty but also a fundamental for maintaining public safety and the rule of law. Law agencies rely on the public to effectively address unlawful activities, and providing information through legal channels is an essential part of that process.” The group later added with a link to the ICE tip form, “No one can stop us from posting this around campus.”
