Comments on: A ‘dream’ opening for PCC’s newest resource center for undocumented students, families

By: J.C.

J.C. — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 08:53:45 +0000

Nice, you put up some of my comment but delete the part that accurately describes the behaviour of the ‘editors’ here. The policy is not robust. “Abusive material” is a subjective weasel term; petty authoritarians can (and do) abuse it for their own ends. “Contribute to the conversation” is another subjective, weasel term that can, and will, be abused by petty tyrants. Wasn’t Joseph Goebbels a public relations writer?

By: christian

christian — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:33:52 +0000

@Sargent I want to thank you for the support. It has been hard work but I am thankful that it is finally being done.

For those who call us criminals really need to look up and learn the law they so much love. What they will find is that entering illegally is not a “crime” it is actually a “civil offense” I hope for those closed minded people to take the time and to get to know the people they are so scared of.

By: Sargent

Sargent — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:07:24 +0000

As a solider who loves this country and has fought to protect it, I would like to apologize to the dreamers on behalf of the narrow-minded people who would attack them.

When my ancestors came to this country, they were not welcomed with open arms either… Despite that, they believed in what this country stood for and dreamed of becoming citizens. I pray that all of you will be granted the same opportunity.

By: J.C.

J.C. — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:40:20 +0000

You receive money from the federal government. You have zero right to censor speech, respectful or not, spam or not, on or off topic. You applaud criminals while deleting the free speech of a citizen of the United States. If you had respect you would not be deleting comments you find distasteful or counter to your agenda.

By: James Hill

James Hill — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:54:26 +0000

We have a robust commenting policy, that if violated, we reserve the right to remove them. Here’s the policy in case you are interested:

“PCC offers this limited open forum as an extension of the respectful, well-reasoned discourse we expect in our classroom discussions. As such, we welcome all viewpoints, but monitor comments to be sure they stick to the topic and contribute to the conversation. We will remove them if they contain or link to abusive material, personal attacks, profanity, off-topic items, or spam. This is the same behavior we require in our hallways and classrooms. Our online spaces are no different.”

By: J.C.

J.C. — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:41:38 +0000

Josh – I’ve likewise had comments critical of supporting criminals deleted. It seems that PCC only wants speech that toes the party line. Any rational arguments for the upholding of the law are seen as dangerous to the gushy politicized feels of the raving mob.

By: Community member

Community member — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:23:07 +0000

I am beyond happy to see this happen. What a positive direction for our state. PCC is leading a great example for other college and universities that need to start providing the services and support needed by the undocumented/dacamented community. In regards to the previous comment, undocumented students typically pay out of pocket for their tuition and service fees- so they are paying for the fees that go into running the DREAM Resource Center. Undocumented/dacamented students take nothing away from other PCC students. Additionally, the taxes they (and their parents) pay fund the college through local bonds that support the college. Not to mention the taxes they pay and the money they spend on everything else all contribute to the health of our local economy. So, I disagree that undocumented immigrants hurt American citizens. On the contrary, undocumented immigrants are constantly on the giving end, contributing to their country and communities. It is about time we give back to this highly exploited community. Great job PCC!

By: ivan Hernandez

ivan Hernandez — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:43:37 +0000

I apologize for my typo. :(

By: ivan Hernandez

ivan Hernandez — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:42:23 +0000

I think this a beautiful thing PCC did for the people who did not have a choice on coming to this country and made the best out of it. In a country that. Way to go PCC…!!!

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:13:37 +0000

While the college spends it’s time virtue signalling its cheery success working to protect criminals, there are thousands of homeless and millions of poor minorities in the United States who are hurt by illegal immigration. I don’t support this and am disgusted by the college’s decision to endorse this. Thank god Donald Trump is president, we need to look out for our nation’s economic and cultural interests instead of being manipulated by weaponized empathy.