Open Access
We are More Than Your Paycheck
Author(s) -
Santiago Castiello-Gutiérrez,
Xiaojie Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v10i3.2676
Subject(s) - commodification , dehumanization , higher education , administration (probate law) , public relations , sociology , political science , psychology , economics , law , market economy
International students in the U.S. have been pushed out and dehumanized by the policies of the Trump Administration. While sometimes the arguments used to defend the importance of international students tend to perpetuate their commodification; the rapid, coordinated, and powerful mobilization led by scholars and higher education institutions after the #StudentBan, gives us hope for a more inclusive future.