{"id":3886,"date":"2020-10-01T14:41:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T14:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/?p=3886"},"modified":"2020-10-01T14:41:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T14:41:52","slug":"submit-a-comment-to-dhs-in-support-of-international-scholars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/columbiagradunion.org\/2020\/10\/01\/submit-a-comment-to-dhs-in-support-of-international-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Submit a Comment to DHS in Support of International Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nafsa.org\/professional-resources\/browse-by-interest\/proposal-replace-duration-status\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that would shorten the length of time international students and scholars may remain in the United States before applying for a visa renewal. The proposed rule is a part of continued attacks on international students and scholars by the Trump administration, designed to add layers of bureaucracy to an already daunting and complicated process thereby discouraging international students and scholars from contributing to research and teaching in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We urge everyone <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/submit-a-comment-to-dhs-in-support-of-international-students\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to take a few minutes and leave a comment against the proposed rule right here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/submit-a-comment-to-dhs-in-support-of-international-students\"><b>CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A COMMENT TO DHS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note that you do not have to be a U.S. citizen to leave a comment. Any person or institution affected by the legislation is able to leave a comment. Therefore, the more personal your comment is the better. On the form, you will see three prompts you can answer in order to help make your comment more unique and personal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Wednesday, we co-hosted an information session about this proposed rule with an immigration lawyer. You can find <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UAWLocal4121\/videos\/1274103766271213\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a recording of that session here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to get more involved in organizing around international student issues?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/oppose-unfair-visa-revocations\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">petition against the arbitrary visa revocations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fill out GWC\u2019s International Student Working Group\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1282PT5EvnqaUuNZe7gcubKrZi7_oWeE7F1iVedgDgAw\/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Survey on ISSO\u2019s services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email us at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:gwc.international@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gwc.international@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get more involved, join our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/IY9akZoqkapDdu6jtHp7Pl\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whatsapp chat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or come to our weekly meetings, Thursdays 2-3 pm.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s fight this together.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule that would shorten the length of time international students and scholars may remain in the United States before applying for a visa renewal. 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