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Commitment To Supporting All Members Of The UC Community

Dear UC San Diego Campus Community:

The following University of California statement – signed by President Napolitano and all 10 UC Chancellors – expresses our commitment to supporting all members of the UC community.

President Janet Napolitano and the Chancellors of the University of California today (Jan. 29) issued the following statement:

We are deeply concerned by the recent executive order that restricts the ability of our students, faculty, staff, and other members of the UC community from certain countries from being able to enter or return to the United States.

While maintaining the security of the nation's visa system is critical, this executive order is contrary to the values we hold dear as leaders of the University of California. The UC community, like universities across the country, has long been deeply enriched by students, faculty, and scholars from around the world, including the affected countries, coming to study, teach, and research. It is critical that the United States continues to welcome the best students, scholars, scientists, and engineers of all backgrounds and nationalities.

We are committed to supporting all members of the UC community who are impacted by this executive action.

President Janet Napolitano University of California Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks University of California, Berkeley Interim Chancellor Ralph Hexter University of California, Davis Chancellor Howard Gillman University of California, Irvine Chancellor Gene Block University of California, Los Angeles Chancellor Dorothy Leland University of California, Merced Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox University of California, Riverside Chancellor Pradeep Khosla University of California, San Diego Chancellor Sam Hawgood University of California, San Francisco Chancellor Henry T. Yang University of California, Santa Barbara Chancellor George R. Blumenthal University of California, Santa Cruz