Category Archives: Immigration

In order to prevent an exodus of international PhD students, we must stand together

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Karen Saxe

  Editor’s Note: Andy Hardt and Mahrud Sayrafi–the authors of this post–are PhD students at the University of Minnesota. Andy is in his fifth year of graduate school, and working on his thesis research with Ben Brubaker. Mahrud is in … Continue reading →

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Urgent Action Needed on New Immigration Rules

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Karen Saxe

  October 19 update: Thank you all for your interest. I received emails over the weekend from students, voicing concern and asking for further information about your own situation in light of the “duration of stay” proposed changes. First, this … Continue reading →

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Support Our International Students and Faculty Colleagues: Update

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Karen Saxe

  Since I last wrote about this topic on May 13, many of you have responded to our call to Take Action. To date, over 400 mathematicians have written their congressional delegations using the link. Senators and Representatives in 35 … Continue reading →

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Support Our International Students and Faculty Colleagues

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Karen Saxe

  On April 22, President Trump issued a “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak.” Section 6 requires a review of non-immigrant visa programs, and it … Continue reading →

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Trump v. Hawaii, why should we care?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Karen Saxe

On the last day of oral arguments of the current term, April 25, the Supreme Court will examine President Trump’s third travel ban. Specifically, the justices will consider the validity of Presidential Proclamation 9645 (September 24, 2017), captioned “Enhancing Vetting … Continue reading →

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Federal policies and our work at institutions of higher education

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Karen Saxe

AMS President Ken Ribet has issued a statement about President Trump’s statement on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. He’s joined leaders of other science organizations (e.g., AAAS, APS) in making such a statement, and I am glad … Continue reading →

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