Professor Karen Musalo
Director, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Hastings Law
In times like these, we should not depend solely on the courts. There are many of us here in the U.S. who believe that the world’s refugee framework — developed in response to the profound moral failure of turning back the St. Louis — is worth fighting for. We need to take a vocal stand. The clear message must be that those fleeing persecution should never be returned to persecution.
If we take such a stand, we will be in the good company of those who survived the Holocaust and continue to speak out for the rights of all refugees.
It’s been a busy time for Karen. She writes in Linkedin:
I was very honored to be chosen by the 2025 graduates of UC Law, San Francisco, to be their faculty speaker. Our students truly inspire me, and make me hopeful for the future.
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Thanks for speaking out so forcefully and articulately, my friend! Sticking to and standing up for values and the rule of law is important, particularly in an age of scofflaws, myth spreaders, and dehumanizers! One need look only as far as the St. Louis incident that you cite to see how even with the benefit of historical knowledge and fact, some among us stubbornly stick to lies, myths, and xenophobia with tragic and deadly results.
⚖️ Due Process Forever!
PWS
05-22-25