> Do you actually prefer if people with a different political view than yourself are just… removed? Do you think that the whole "diversity statement" and DEI s

> Do you actually prefer if people with a different political view than yourself are just… removed? Do you think that the whole "diversity statement" and DEI shticks were exactly tools of removal of people with different political views from academia? US academia political activity is what made it attractive target for Trump administration. I'd prefer that it didn't happen or that US didn't have a president willing to destroy the academia, but I'd also prefer that universities would act as non-partisan entities. I think Boaz Barak summarized it well [1] On a separate note, US searching/detaining/refusing entrance to other countries' nationals happened all the time [2,3,4,5,6,7], I don't think it's newsworthy or should change your position on visiting US. [1] https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/3/28/barak-harvard-must-convince-america-of-its-value/ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/3/28/barak-harvard-m... [2] https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-entry-horror-triggers-complaints-from-chinese-students https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-entry-horror-... [3] https://firrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/September-2024_Handcuffed-Pushed-and-Afraid-Immigrant-children-share-terrifying-experiences-while-in-Border-Patrol-custody.pdf https://firrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/September-2024_... [4] https://immigrantjustice.org/press-releases/three-travelers-detained-ohare-airport-request-civil-rights-investigation-abusive https://immigrantjustice.org/press-releases/three-travelers-... [5] https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-us-keeps-mistakenly-deporting-its-own-citizens/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-us-keeps-mistakenly-depo... [6] https://www.propublica.org/article/can-customs-border-protection-search-phone-legal-rights https://www.propublica.org/article/can-customs-border-protec... [7] https://thepienews.com/indian-government-gives-student-travel-warning-after-us-deportations/ https://thepienews.com/indian-government-gives-student-trave...