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Presidential candidates’ promises on key issues

Staff November 4, 2024

Immigration On the topic of immigration, Harris has said she plans to fix the U.S. immigration system and secure the country’s borders. According to the Kamala Harris campaign website, Harris supports...

Nicole Funk is a UK alumna who now works as an Educational Resource Coordinator VISTA with the Food Literacy Project. Photo provided by Nicole Funk.

Oppose Senate Bill 1, a UK alum’s perspective

Nicole Funk February 4, 2020

Right now in Kentucky state legislature, Senate Bill 1 is being reviewed. The bill proposes that anyone in Kentucky who works for a federal agency will be accountable for pointing out people who they think...

Omar, a Lexington resident protected by DACA, poses with a photo of Santo Toribio Romo, the saint of the immigrants, and a necklace with photos of saints on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. “The necklace with the saints represents protection to me,” Omar said. Omar said the necklace was a gift from his mom when he was young, and he still keeps it in his wallet. Omar said he has heard stories about Santo Toribio Romo, the saint in the larger photo, for a long time. “It’s said that when an immigrant is wanting safe passage on their journey, they pray to him for protection.” Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Kentucky’s DACA recipients try to navigate earning a college degree

Leslie Bueno December 10, 2019

Editor’s note: The Kernel staff has made the decision to change the names of the DACA recipients mentioned in this story for their safety and the safety of their families. We feel that revealing their...

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Child marriage is the enemy of the American Dream

January 17, 2019

The Associated Press reported recently that over the past 10 years, thousands of requests have been approved from men who sought to bring child brides into America through the immigration system. The data...

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Remember Columbus Day; remember we are all immigrants

By the Editorial Board October 8, 2018

This Columbus Day, let us as a campus community work to end the national immigration divide by focusing on our roots. No matter how long our families have been in this country, nearly every American has...

Separating families at the border should prompt Trump’s impeachment

Matt Hasty June 26, 2018

President Trump should be impeached for allowing families to be separated at border.Recently, President Trump enforced a zero-tolerance policy directed at people who enter the United States illegally...

International students outnumber American students in graduate schools

Madison Rexroat November 21, 2017

In a growing era for graduate school, the ones taking most advantage of it aren’t Americans, but international students.International students are outnumbered at the undergraduate level, but at the graduate...

Dreamers are Americans, just like the rest of us

Editorial Staff September 15, 2017

Last week, the Trump administration announced the end of the Obama-era program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The Obama Administration unveiled this program in 2012 as a way to help undocumented...

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Transylvania student and DACA recipient targeted by fellow student

Madison Rexroat September 14, 2017

In August, Taylor Ragg posted a screenshot of fellow student Paola Garcia’s Facebook profile with the caption, “Everyone go report this illegal at my school bragging about breaking the law.” Garcia’s...

Stephanie Imeson arranges flags for the 9/11 memorial in front of the main building in Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. Photo by Emily Wuetcher | Staff

After sixteen years, effects of 9/11 still present

Sarah Ladd September 11, 2017

This year, America recognizes the 16th anniversary of 9/11. UK’s new 2017 freshmen were only toddlers when this terrorist attack occurred, but the tragedy continues to impact lives today.The terrorist...

Kentuckians march in downtown Lexington to protest President Donald Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Photo by Rick Childress | Staff

Kentuckians march downtown in support of Dreamers

Rick Childress September 5, 2017

Hundreds gathered at the Fayette County Courthouse on Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump’s ending of an executive action that allows undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States, the...

Colleges in Indiana will not become sanctuary campuses

Madison Rexroat April 20, 2017

Lawmakers in Indiana voted Tuesday to mandate that public and private colleges in the state to comply with federal immigration law enforcement. The legislation, which was voted 38-10 must still be signed...

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