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Delivery-date: Thu, 09 Jul 2020 07:01:04 -0700
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?ASA=20Supports=20International=20Students?=
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Date: Thu,  9 Jul 2020 13:59:50 +0000
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Enhancing the Exchange of Information about Africa.


** ASA Advocacy
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** Letter to Immigration & Customs Enforcement
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TAKE ACTION AND CONTACT CONGRESS HERE (https://www.connectingourworld.org/=
app/sign-petition?0&engagementId=3D507937)
In July 2020=2C the Modern Language Association and other members of the A=
merican Council of Learned Societies sent this letter (https://africanstud=
ies.org/advocacy/letter-to-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-concerning-=
its-decision-to-end-visa-exemptions-for-international-students/) to which=
 ASA is a signatory=2C to Matthew T. Albence=2C the deputy director of Imm=
igration and Customs Enforcement.

8 July 2020

Deputy Director Matthew T. Albence
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
By email to matthew.albence@ice.gov

Dear Deputy Director Albence=2C

The higher education community represented by the undersigned disciplinary=
 societies urges Immigration and Customs Enforcement to revisit its decisi=
on to end temporary visa exemptions for international students whose upcom=
ing coursework will be entirely online. Colleges and universities alike de=
pend on the presence=2C physical and online=2C of international visa holde=
rs=2C and many undergraduate and=2C especially=2C graduate students cannot=
 complete their work without access to the archival=2C library=2C laborato=
ry=2C and technical resources of their institutions=2C whether classes are=
 being held entirely online or not.

International students are an important element of our institutions=E2=80=
=99 vitality and diversity=2C and the exemptions that were in place for sp=
ring and summer under the Student Exchange and Visitor Program allowed man=
y students to remain connected to their US institutions during this unsett=
led time. Revoking those exemptions now will end the possibility of US stu=
dy for international students=2C affecting both their futures and the futu=
res of the institutions that have depended on and benefited from their con=
tributions. These new restrictions will affect the futures of internationa=
l students and will as profoundly affect the futures of the colleges and u=
niversities that depend on and benefit from their contributions. The incre=
ased financial burdens on US universities will be significant.

Please reinstate the temporary visa exemptions for international students=
 and faculty members while we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic=2C=
 including at least the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters. The U.S. syst=
em of higher education has long attracted students from all over the world=
=2C and for good reason. Please do not refuse access to our colleges and u=
niversities for the estimated one million international students who would=
 be affected by this change in policy.

For the full list of signatories=2C see the full letter online. (https://a=
fricanstudies.org/advocacy/letter-to-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-c=
oncerning-its-decision-to-end-visa-exemptions-for-international-students/)

For questions=2C please contact the ASA at members@africanstudies.org.

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tica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;">

                            <strong><span style=3D"color:#000000">In July=
 2020=2C the Modern Language Association and other members of the American=
 Council of Learned Societies </span><a href=3D"https://africanstudiesasso=
ciation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Da59a520d2255ab32522a2367d&id=
=3D9e6782b547&e=3D4a672ec239" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"mso-line-height-=
rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;co=
lor: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"><span style=
=3D"color:#B22222">sent this letter</span></a><span style=3D"color:#000000=
"> to which ASA is a signatory=2C to Matthew T. Albence=2C the deputy dire=
ctor of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</span></strong>

<p style=3D"text-align: left;margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rul=
e: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color=
: #757575;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;"><span=
 style=3D"color:#000000">8 July 2020</span></p>

<p style=3D"margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-te=
xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #757575;font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"><span=
 style=3D"color:#000000">Deputy Director Matthew T. Albence<br>
Immigration and Customs Enforcement<br>
By email to matthew.albence@ice.gov</span><br>
&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-te=
xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #757575;font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:14px"><span style=3D"color:#000000">Dear Deputy Direct=
or Albence=2C</span></span></p>

<p style=3D"margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-te=
xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #757575;font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:14px"><span style=3D"color:#000000">The higher educati=
on community represented by the undersigned disciplinary societies urges I=
mmigration and Customs Enforcement to revisit its decision to end temporar=
y visa exemptions for international students whose upcoming coursework wil=
l be entirely online. Colleges and universities alike depend on the presen=
ce=2C physical and online=2C of international visa holders=2C and many und=
ergraduate and=2C especially=2C graduate students cannot complete their wo=
rk without access to the archival=2C library=2C laboratory=2C and technica=
l resources of their institutions=2C whether classes are being held entire=
ly online or not.&nbsp;</span></span></p>

<p style=3D"margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-te=
xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #757575;font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:14px"><span style=3D"color:#000000">International stud=
ents are an important element of our institutions=E2=80=99 vitality and di=
versity=2C and the exemptions that were in place for spring and summer und=
er the Student Exchange and Visitor Program allowed many students to remai=
n connected to their US institutions during this unsettled time. Revoking=
 those exemptions now will end the possibility of US study for internation=
al students=2C affecting both their futures and the futures of the institu=
tions that have depended on and benefited from their contributions. These=
 new restrictions will affect the futures of international students and wi=
ll as profoundly affect the futures of the colleges and universities that=
 depend on and benefit from their contributions. The increased financial b=
urdens on US universities will be significant.</span></span></p>

<p style=3D"margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-te=
xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #757575;font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:14px"><span style=3D"color:#000000">Please reinstate t=
he temporary visa exemptions for international students and faculty member=
s while we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic=2C including at least=
 the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters. The U.S. system of higher educat=
ion has long attracted students from all over the world=2C and for good re=
ason. Please do not refuse access to our colleges and universities for the=
 estimated one million international students who would be affected by thi=
s change in policy.</span></span><br>
&nbsp;</p>
<span style=3D"font-size:14px"><span style=3D"color:#000000"><em>For the f=
ull list of&nbsp;signatories=2C see the</em></span><em> <a href=3D"https:/=
/africanstudiesassociation.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Da59a520d225=
5ab32522a2367d&id=3D2a4f01d819&e=3D4a672ec239" target=3D"_blank" style=3D=
"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-siz=
e-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underli=
ne;"><span style=3D"color:#B22222">full letter online.</span></a>&nbsp;</e=
m></span><br>
<br>
<span style=3D"color: #000000;font-size: 14px;">For questions=2C please co=
ntact the ASA at&nbsp;members@africanstudies.org.</span>
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