Call Mitch McConnell at XXX-XXX-XXXX, Tell him to do what he is best at doing "Block HR1044, no floor vote, no motion to proceed, and cloture vote, no final vote, hire American buy American" and speak with a live person to give this message.
1. The current political climate is very hostile to international students, many students are hesitant to come or apply already.
2. International students are XX% of the student body, which is important for the university's fiscal stability and sustainability
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3. The current HR1044 bill will further deter international students from coming because their career perspective seems even more pessimistic.
4. All International students should be treated equally and fairly. The current quota system hurt international students from India, but the proposed reform will still place the new Indian students on the bottom of the waitlist, and wait as long as other international students who are going to enter the queue.
5. We demand our university to take a stand, demand legislators to amend the bill to give persons with an American degree priority. This is beneficial for international students, the university, and America's academia's future.
我看那文章里有一段:
“While we believe that a preferable approach would be to increase the overall cap on applications to deal with the current inequities, we appreciate the intent behind this legislation. The bill’s goal to establish parity and equity in our immigration system and to eventually clear out the backlogs in our system is compelling.”
而且source还是一forbes文章,感觉真不应该着急站队,都没研究清楚到底利弊怎样。我不确定这个联名信到底有多大分量,但是说不定校友给各学校写信还是有用的,毕竟那封信的观点是“The consequences of these delays impact the United States’ economic competitiveness, including the ability for U.S.-based institutions to attract international students and talent. ”,他们在乎的是印度学生的招生率,要是他们意识到其他国家的招生率会受到更大影响,他们或许会改变看法。