Sannam S4 Statement on ICE Ruling

WASHINGTON - July 10, 2020 - PRLog -- Sannam S4 has observed with increasing consternation of the challenges brought on by the pandemic on the international higher education sector, especially international students. As an organisation, we proudly support international HE with a stated commitment to the promotion of cross border student mobility. The ill-considered announcement by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this week, requiring international students to leave the United States if their entire program has shifted online, has confirmed to the world that international students are no longer welcome in the country.

Divya & I were both international students. Although our study abroad experiences are 20 years apart, our narratives are very similar.

Am I welcome here?

These 4 words reverberated in our minds as International students when we first arrived on campus, & persisted, for as long as it took for our institutions to feel 'at home'.

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