This survey was concerned with various indices of access to college for Mexican-Americans in the Southwestern U.S. Results are based on the responses of college administrators at a sample of 153 institutions. Principal findings of the survey include: (1) An estimated 144,000 Mexican-Americans were enrolled as undergraduates in Southwestern colleges in Fall 1971. (2) In 1970-71 Mexican-American students attending public 4-year colleges received financial aid covering 25% of their expenditures, and students enrolled in public 2-year colleges received financial aid covering 10 to 15% of their expenditures. (3) Recruitment of Mexican-American students was most frequently done by Mexican-American faculty and students, or by special visits to high schools enrolling large numbers of Mexican-American students. (4) Chicano studies courses are offered by about 85% of all public colleges inIs building a wall on our border a morally good action? As a professor who has taught biblical ethics for 41 years, I think it is – in fact, the Bible itself repeatedly views protective walls with favor.

Walls gave peace and security. In the world of the Old Testament, people built walls around cities to protect themselves from thieves, murderers, and other criminals, and from foreign invaders who would seek to destroy the city. People could still enter the city, but they had to do so by the gate, so that city officials would have some control over who was coming in and going out. Today’s debate is about a larger area – a national border, not a city – but the principles are the same.

A strong wall