Psychological warfare: Higher ed group worries about Trumps immigration plans [Video]

Presidents’ Alliance calls Trump policies harmful to foreign students, while immigration expert says schools should invest in U.S. citizens 

The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s policy proposals as harmful to foreign students during a virtual briefing this month.

One immigration expert, however, told The College Fix that schools should put “the interests of Americans first.”

“We’re looking at another Trump administration in which they’ve promised many things in respect to immigration, mass deportations,” Alliance leader Louis Caldera said during the briefing.

These things “are not in the interest of our campuses … and would hurt students,” he said.

The Alliance unites “American college and university leaders dedicated to increasing public understanding of how immigration policies and practices impact our students,” according to its website. It was launched to “protect undocumented students,” Caldera said.

In a news release announcing the briefing, the Alliance reaffirmed its “steadfast commitment to undocumented, immigrant-origin, international, and refugee students.”

“This briefing aimed to equip campus leaders …