In this episode we discuss some things that have been going on in the world, mainly the US, especially the proposal on the ban on international students and how it affects universities and students. Links * US Will ask foreign students to leave if classes go online [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/visa-and-immigration/us-says-foreign-students-whose-classes-move-online-cannot-stay/articleshow/76825233.cms?utm_campaign=cppst&utm_medium=text&utm_source=contentofinterest] * International Student Ban Proposal Announcement [01.pdf">https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcm2007-01.pdf] * International Students Banned From Online-Only Instruction [https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/07/07/department-homeland-security-rule-bans-international-students-online-only] * Boston University New Immigration Ban [https://www.bu.edu/articles/2020/new-immigration-ban-international-students-untouched/] * Presidential Proclamation [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspending-entry-aliens-present-risk-u-s-labor-market-following-coronavirus-outbreak/] * International Students Blindsided By ICE Rule Change [https://www.npr.org/2020/07/08/888904522/i-couldn-t-believe-my-eyes-international-students-blindsided-by-ice-rule-change?fbclid=IwAR3AcZdFIKJU4XTKTUUnOlJENLKjhy_3Uwkxgfp0WOeY4cp314NkaZl-guE&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews] * Dartmouth's response to ICE [guidance-international-students.html?fbclid=IwAR1S6ZQtLnuu52XGkKaqpyMiRfUISLTqRJIGbcCUvRPs4k6Ax0NUk927_T4&utm_campaign=institutional&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fb">https://www.dartmouth.edu/press-releases/fed-guidance-international-students.html?fbclid=IwAR1S6ZQtLnuu52XGkKaqpyMiRfUISLTqRJIGbcCUvRPs4k6Ax0NUk927_T4&utm_campaign=institutional&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fb] * Harvard's Letter on filing pleading against ICE [http://links.repoint.harvard.edu/servlet/MailView?from=timeline&isappinstalled=0&j=MTc0MzMyODAwMgS2&ms=MzIzMjg3MzES1&mt=1&r=MTEwNjEzODYyMzQ1S0&rt=0] * Broadcast message: COVID-19 and Fall 2020 [01.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0iGi2jCtJHEreAibXFiRecdYkoxRpExzxazK7quOz5Jfw3G5kPAfVXG8Q">https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcm2007-01.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0iGi2jCtJHEreAibXFiRecdYkoxRpExzxazK7quOz5Jfw3G5kPAfVXG8Q] * FAQ for SEVP Stakeholders [https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/sevisFall2020_FAQ.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0w-HPFNJtqlllAqND7FwMXLgpiciMx6FdvoyPsraBWjlsnqUURmysbB6k] * International Student Advocacy [https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1237MqzCVFgSjB15PKk8hCfF4ZWhrwbcWe0P4rgQkONE/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR1XkEkY8uxbB0x3PLUOTjaA1c0DRvjCR0LSWRouIBo-08B8nVDm9BTy4Pc] * Grad School Facebook Pages to Join: How to not grad school like a basic bitch [https://www.facebook.com/groups/hownottogradschool/] Petitions A quick note on petitions: while they raise awareness, a government is not going to care about a petition started by a non-citizen (WH.gov petitions have a time period they were responded to under the Obama administration but the Trump administration has neglected active petitions there back to 2017). The most impact you can have right now is calling or emailing your elected representatives. * Open Letter Against the Student Ban [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HNQjP2yPtS67C4UpaNMn0Khn1c2LDwgU-p9Htzh4_2A/viewform?edit_requested=true] * Change.org: Allow F-1 and M-1 students to remain in the US with online-only classes [http://chng.it/TcGhDDt8] * Allow International Students to Finish Their Degrees * Allow F-1 students to stay in the US through the fall semester if instruction is online due to the pandemic [https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/allow-f-1-students-stay-us-through-fall-semester-if-instruction-online-due-pandemic] Contact * Show * Twitter: @idigitpodcast [https://www.twitter.com/idigitpodcast] * Email: idigitpod