Activists call for removal of UNLV instructor who made controversial Facebook remarks

A letter sent by student and community activists to UNLV President Len Jessup on Friday called for the removal of a part-time math instructor who said in a Facebook post that he would alert Immigration and Customs Enforcement about anyone in his class who may have come into the country illegally.

Jessup was asked to meet with the group before the end of the ongoing semester and consider four proposals outlined in the letter, including the immediate termination of George Buch, whose remarks on Wednesday stirred instant controversy around UNLV regarding the national immigration debate and Buch’s right to free speech.

Buch’s comments that he would report students to ICE are “in direct opposition with the pledge you (Jessup) recently took and the statements you’ve made in e-mails to students since the presidential election,” the letter stated.

“There is nothing different, daring or diverse that Mr. Buch can add to our community while he threatens the very well-being of students,” the letter continued.

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