Better wages are only the tip of the iceberg for student workers at UCSC, who are joining a broader movement of students fighting for reform in the education sector
for international students on strike. But it’s not the only threat they’re facing: The striking students’ health care was also jeopardized after they received their notices of dismissal. The precarious positions they now face have only been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic — and undocumented students, immunocompromised students, and students with chronic illnesses are at a special risk of receiving inadequate care should they contract COVID-19.
The student-workers’ mental health has become strained, too. Arjona experiences anxiety and panic attacks because she isn’t able to afford basic needs. Opening bills in the mail that are already past-due is a weekly nightmare. “I don't know if I can live with myself thinking when I had the opportunity to make higher education the place I thought it was growing up, that I didn't take that chance, and I left it a place of scarcity, a place where only privileged bodies and voices can be present,” he told MTV News.
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