Association of Chinese Scholars and Students of New York (ACSSNY) urges to sign the National Online Petition for International-Student Visa Reform and International Scholars Rights! http://www.visareform.net Since September 11, 2001, international students and scholars seeking to study and work in America have faced increasing difficulties due to visa restrictions, background checks, and other security initiatives implemented by the US government. In response, a petition proposing solutions has been launched by a coalition of organizations committed to establishing a fair and supportive environment for international workers at U.S. universities. This coalition already includes: the AFL-CIO, the 43-campus Association of Chinese Students and Scholars of New York (ACSSNY), local graduate employee unions on 20 different campuses, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), the National Association of Graduate and Professional Students (NAGPS), and others. The petition can be read from the wet site noted above. For more information, email: mary.r.reynolds@yale.edu
There are only a few weeks to collect signatures on this petition, as we plan to deliver the petition to all members of Congress during the mass mobilization and lobbying of the "Immigrant Worker Freedom Rides" (www.iwfr.org), in DC on October 1, 2003.