Someone should let these students know American campuses will bend over backwards to make them feel safe.

They do that for all students.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

Middle Eastern Students Ask, Is Idaho State Safe?

About 50 Idaho State University students from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have reported that their homes have been burglarized over a period of several weeks, leading some to contemplate transferring and jeopardizing the university’s flow of students from the Middle East. In some cases hateful messages were left behind in the students’ homes, according to a letter the university president, Arthur C. Vailas, sent Wednesday.

Vailas noted in his letter that the home invasions follow the vandalism last summer of 17 vehicles, some of which belonged to international students. The president said that allegations of physical violence targeting Kuwaiti and Saudi students have not been verified or reported to the Pocatello, Idaho police department.

“As we can all imagine, home invasions invoke fear, sadness, anger and bewilderment,” wrote Vailas, who said that police are investigating the burglaries, all of which occurred off-campus. “Our hearts go out to these affected students as well as their peers, who worry that they may be next. These students are far away from home and family and have chosen to attend Idaho State University for its reputation for high quality educational programs in a safe environment. As a result of these crimes, some of our students are seriously considering leaving ISU and Pocatello. This would be a devastating loss for our community and would earn us an undeserved reputation for discrimination, bias and racism.”

The New York Times published an article last month on issues of discrimination and other tensions at Idaho State and the isolated city of Pocatello resulting from the rapid growth in students from the Middle East.

Idaho State hosts more than 1,000 students from the Middle East, including 587 from Kuwait and 542 from Saudi Arabia, the top two countries from which its international students come.