Societies oppose proposed student visa change

ASA, CSSA, and SSSA submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) voicing concern over a proposed change to end the longstanding “duration of status” visa policy that allows international students to stay in the United States until they complete their degrees. The DHS rule proposal limited the length of time that many international students are permitted to study in the United States to two or four years, rather than their full course of study. The ASA, CSSA, and SSSA comments stated that the proposed rule would "cause undue hardship for international students" and "if implemented, will harm our ability to attract the world’s best and brightest to study here." 

Read the full comments here.