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Visa Issues a Nightmare for U.S. Innovation
Since 9/11, international students and scholars in the sciences have had to jump through major hurdles to get the visas they need to come to the United States – a six-month wait is all too familiar for...
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It’s Time to End Ideological Exclusion Policies at the U.S. State Department
An editorial in the New York Times today called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to end ideological exclusion policies and reconsider the questionable visa denials practices from the Bush...
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Cuban Independence Day Speech: What Valenzuela Should Say
Earlier this week on The Havana Note, Nicholas Maliska discussed the anticipated speech of Arturo Valenzuela, assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, on May 20, at the Cuban...
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At Child Marriage Hearing, Education was the Constant Refrain
Last Thursday, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing titled “Targeting Girls in the Name of Tradition: Child Marriage.” The hearing was chaired by Congressman Jim McGovern, who...
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Hollman Morris Visa Case: A Victory for Academic Freedom
We received good news this week when we learned that the U.S. State Department reversed its decision in the Hollman Morris visa denial case. Mr. Morris, a prominent Colombian journalist, was previously...
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U.S. Educational Exchange Programs Continue to Produce World Leaders
By Kyle D’Souza In remarks delivered at her swearing-in ceremony earlier this month, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock highlighted the positive impact that...
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