Global: What Do Visa-Overstay Rates Really Tell Us?

Not as much as we might think, say policy analysts. But the Trump administration has proposed using the rates to limit the time some international students spend in the United States. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [Advertisement]( [Advertisement]( [logo] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up to receive your own copy.]( You’ll support our journalism and ensure that you continue to receive our emails. [Read this newsletter on the web](. First Thought Insights drawn weekly from Karin Fischer's global-education newsletter, latitude(s). [Subscribe here](. The Trump administration has [has proposed]( limiting students from roughly 60 countries to two-year stays in the United States because of high visa-overstay rates. Critics have [have challenged]( the approach of using overstay rates, noting that countries with tiny numbers of visitors to the U.S. can have exceptionally high rates, while top sending countries often have far larger numbers of actual overstays. But [new research]( questions the validity of government overstay rates in the first place. According to analysts at the National Foundation for American Policy, the overstay rates should not be seen as hard counts but rather as estimates of those individuals whom the government could not identify as having left the United States. [Karin unpacks what the rates can really tell us in latitude(s).]( ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [Advertisement]( [Advertisement]( The Reading List - The U.S. government issued guidance about foreign nationals who could be denied admission to the country based on [Communist Party membership](. - Dreamers report heightened anxiety because of Covid and DACA’s uncertain future. But undocumented students are also determined to continue their studies, a [new survey]( finds. - Russia’s higher-education system is seriously [underfunded]( according to a government study. Featured on Chronicle.com “A professor in Minnesota shouldn’t remove material because it might offend students in a few countries. The worst thing we could do is to make Chinese laws applicable around the world.” —Sarah McLaughlin, a senior program officer at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, says professors teaching in newly global virtual classrooms risk importing more-restrictive attitudes toward campus speech from abroad. Read the full story from The Chronicle's Karin Fischer on the censorship concerns that have emerged as American faculty teach Chinese students stuck overseas: [Instruction Under Surveillance]( Subscribe to The Chronicle Our mission, at a time of crisis and uncertainty, is to ensure you have the information you need to make the best decisions for your institution, your career, and your students. Please consider subscribing today to sustain our continuing coverage. [Subscribe Today]( IMMIGRATION [Most Asylum Seekers Have No Legal Counsel. This Villanova Program Trains Non-Lawyers to Step In.]( By Katherine Mangan [image] A new program trains non-lawyers to advocate for immigrants who are in detention and possibly years away from having their cases heard. It’s part of a broader push that’s been compared to the growth of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the medical field. THE REVIEW [How One Prominent Journal Went Very Wrong]( By Jesse Singal [image] The threats, rumors, and infighting traumatized staff members and alienated contributors. They blame its editor. Paid for and Created by University of Birmingham [Prosecuting Sexual Violence and Abuse]( Utilizing evidence-based techniques, MobApp preserves testimonies and helps authorities link crimes committed by serial offenders, allowing victims a vital opportunity to tell their story to ‘gender defenders’ in their communities. ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement]( [Advertisement]( [Advertisement]( Job Announcement Associate Dean for Student Success and Academics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide.[Visit jobs.chronicle.com]( for more details. Paid for and Created by Swansea University [Innovation doesn’t just happen in Silicon Valley]( At the heart of the 21st century steel industry, Swansea University is developing new steels, constructing renewable energy buildings, and pioneering research programs driven by data. Job Opportunities [Search the Chronicle's jobs database]( to view the latest jobs in higher education. What did you think of today’s newsletter? [Strongly disliked]( // [It was OK]( // [Loved it](. [logo]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2020 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037