I strongly support efforts to protect and reassure DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) students--wouldn't any decent person? I also support campus efforts to clarify policies relating to possible federal actions against students based on their immigration or national or religious status. It's good to be prepared and to have policies in place whether Trump ever advances on some of his more extreme statements or not. It's also the case that campuses should not pretend that they can serve as actual sanctuaries. Federal agents with warrants have great legal power, and the campuses have no grounds for resisting that. 

Taking a big step back, two troubling things: One is that the campuses are currently more nervous than ever. The emotions are inflamed. The demands for instant action and declarations on complex issues are disturbing. No teach-ins? No time to think or ask questions? Another is that the universities are beginning to resemble religious institutions.