[ATTW-L] SEVP modifications being reversed

[Savage, Gerald]

Thank you for your message, Rob,

It is good to know we have support from beyond our borders. I wish you and your nation success in your own struggles for equal justice.

Jerry

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On Jul 14, 2020, at 8:36 PM, Robert Irish <r.irish at utoronto.ca<mailto:r.irish at utoronto.ca>> wrote:

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As a Canadian, I know we have our own justice and human rights challenges—similar to but also different from those in the US.
So, I have been following this conversation with great interest and pride in you all for stepping bravely into the moment. It obviously is not a one-and-done moment, but an occasion for constant vigilance.
I was so glad to see the reversal of the racist policy.
In Canada, the government has just announced that students studying at Canadian universities can count their online school time toward a post-graduation work permit (which is often a first step toward citizenship).  You can see the report in the linked article. https://apple.news/A1SScjHlWTfqgauaOPuY9gg
I hope that saner minds can prompt the US toward a similar position.
In the meantime, do celebrate the small victory achieved by your activism and compassion.

In support and solidarity,
Rob Irish
University of Toronto.

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On Jul 14, 2020, at 4:48 PM, Savage, Gerald <gjsavag at ilstu.edu<mailto:gjsavag at ilstu.edu>> wrote:


Thanks, Angela. Good news like this is rare lately.

Jerry
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Dear colleagues,



It is with great relief that I share the good news that the Trump administration is reversing the SEVP modification:

§  “Government Backs Down on International Student Policy”: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/07/14/trump-administration-drops-directive-international-students-and-online-courses?utm_source=ihe&utm_medium=editorial-site&utm_content=breakingnews&fbclid=IwAR2TEnVTww7JANI2BI5V5FT25H23RBMJ2Znbw-wnIZ0VoIugsFgIsiOUj6w

§  “The ICE policy that would expel international students taking online classes is being rolled back”: https://www.businessinsider.com/ice-may-reverse-directive-that-could-deport-international-students-2020-7



As the grad director of a large graduate program, I have the honor of working closely with international students, and I can tell you that this modification has rocked some international students to their core. For many, the reversal of the modification won’t reverse the trauma of being positioned as an expendable pawn by federal xenophobic and racist legislation used to pressure universities to re-open campuses and offer (more) in-person courses.



Many thanks to those of you who support international students with your words and actions, resisted the SEVP modification, reached out to university, state, and federal official contacts to ask for lawsuits, etc.



Angela



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Angela M. Haas, PhD

Graduate Program Director and Professor, Department of English, Illinois State University

President, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing

Coordinator, Computers & Writing Graduate Research Network

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