Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano became the first woman appointed to lead the University of California on Thursday during a sometimes raucous meeting of the UC regents in San Francisco where police arrested six immigrant rights protesters. They were among dozens of demonstrators who contended that Napolitano was the wrong person to lead an institution with so many students from around the world. The immigration issue cost her unanimous approval when student Regent Cinthia Flores refused to support her, echoing protesters’ concerns that the record number of immigrants deported under her leadership “produced insurmountable barriers to higher education.” … Reporters later asked for her response to the protesters. “I’d say to those students – documented or undocumented – that we welcome all students,” Napolitano said. “We’re in the business of education.”

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by Nanette Asimov, The San Francisco Chronicle.

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