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First thing: Welcome. We want you here. You’ve arrived when fewer students are choosing to enroll at American universities, citing anti-immigration policies and a wave of violence against Muslims. If you flew over from the Middle East, South Asia, or Latin America, the decision might have been particularly difficult. Please know there are people and organizations in Seattle who stand behind you.

Now, if this is your first time in the country, you probably have a lot of questions.

Steven Hsieh is news editor at The Stranger.