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Thanks, Sam. Obfuscation must be a highly prized talent at Homeland Security. <br>
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Jerry<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> ATTW-L <attw-l-bounces@attw.org> on behalf of Dragga, Sam <Sam.Dragga@ttu.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 7, 2020 2:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> attw-l@attw.org <attw-l@attw.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ATTW-L] the ICE memo on international students</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you are looking for a striking example of technical writing with a direct impact on your classrooms, consider the memo released yesterday by the US Department of Homeland Security (<a href="https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcm2007-01.pdf">https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcm2007-01.pdf</a>).
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<p>The memo explains to college administrators that their international (nonimmigrant) students must<b><i>
</i></b>take either onsite courses or a mix of onsite and online courses in the Fall 2020 semester to remain in the United States.</p>
<p>In addition to raising awareness of the extraordinary conditions for international students, the memo offers the opportunity to discuss clarity in writing (e.g., note the 33-word opening sentence in the 116-word opening paragraph but also the headings and
numbered or bulleted lists). </p>
<p>And given the experience of the Spring 2020 semester and the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the memo raises ethical questions about putting the following key piece of information in a 63-word sentence in the middle of a 151-word paragraph on page 2 of a 3-page
memo [italics mine]: </p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><i>If a school changes its operational stance mid-semester, and as a result a nonimmigrant student switches to only online classes,</i> or a nonimmigrant student changes their course selections, and as a result, ends up taking an
entirely online course load, schools are reminded that nonimmigrant students within the United States are not permitted to take a full course of study through online classes.</p>
<p>Sam<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sam Dragga</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Professor Emeritus, Texas Tech University</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Editor,
<i>Technical Communication</i> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">sam.dragga@ttu.edu</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1-806-543-6099</span></p>
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