{"id":12317,"date":"2017-01-31T17:32:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T22:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=12317"},"modified":"2017-01-31T17:32:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T22:32:41","slug":"esa-joins-151-scientific-groups-in-letter-urging-president-trump-to-rescind-visa-and-immigration-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2017\/01\/31\/esa-joins-151-scientific-groups-in-letter-urging-president-trump-to-rescind-visa-and-immigration-order\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA joins 151 scientific groups in letter urging President Trump to rescind visa and immigration order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-12116 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ESA-Logo-Mono-100-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2016\/12\/ESA-Logo-Mono-100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2016\/12\/ESA-Logo-Mono-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2016\/12\/ESA-Logo-Mono-100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2016\/12\/ESA-Logo-Mono-100.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/>January 31, 2017<\/p>\n<p>President Donald J. Trump<br>\nThe White House<br>\nUnited States of America<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dear President Trump:<\/p>\n<p>The January 27, 2017, White House Executive Order on visas and immigration has profound implications for diplomatic, humanitarian, and national security interests, in part because of the negative impact on US science and engineering capacity.<\/p>\n<p>The undersigned organizations \u2014\u00a0representing a broad spectrum of professional scientific and engineering societies \u2014\u00a0are deeply concerned that this Executive Order will have a negative impact on the ability of scientists and engineers in industry and academia to enter, or leave from and return to, the United States. This will reduce U.S. science and engineering output to the detriment of America and Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Scientific progress depends on openness, transparency, and the free flow of ideas, and these principles have helped the United States attract and richly benefit from\u00a0international scientific talent. From the Apollo Program and exploring the far reaches of the universe, to advancing biomedical research for curing diseases and harnessing science to build a thriving high-tech sector, the United States is considered a leader in science, education and innovation. In order to remain the world leader in advancing scientific knowledge and innovations, the U.S. science and technology enterprise must continue to capitalize on the international and multi-cultural environment within which it operates.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Order will discourage many of the best and brightest international students, scholars, and scientists from studying and working, attending academic and scientific conferences, or seeking to build new businesses in the United States. Implementation of this policy will compromise the United States\u2019 ability to attract international scientific talent and maintain scientific and economic leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we urge the Administration to rescind the Executive Order and we stand ready to assist you in crafting an immigration and visa policy that advances U.S. prosperity and ensures strong borders while staying true to foundational American principles as a nation of immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Multisociety-Letter-on-Immigration-1-31-2017.pdf\">copy of the multi-society letter (PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/01\/31\/512439121\/trumps-executive-order-on-immigration-annotated\">full text<\/a> of the 27 Jan 2017 Executive Order on immigration<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\n<\/p><p>American Association for the Advancement of Science<br>\nAACC International<br>\nAcademy for Eating Disorders<br>\nAcademy for Radiology &amp; Biomedical Imaging Research<br>\nAcoustical Society of America<br>\nAcademy of Criminal Justice Sciences<br>\nAmerican Academy of Forensic Sciences<br>\nAmerican Anthropological Association<br>\nAmerican Association of Colleges of Pharmacy<br>\nAmerican Association for Dental Research<br>\nAmerican Association of Geographers<br>\nAmerican Association of Immunologists<br>\nAmerican Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists<br>\nAmerican Association of Physics Teachers<br>\nAmerican Association for Public Opinion Research<br>\nAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases<br>\nAmerican Astronomical Society<br>\nAmerican Brain Coalition<br>\nAmerican Chemical Society<br>\nAmerican College of Neuropsychopharmacology<br>\nAmerican Dental Association<br>\nAmerican Dental Education Association<br>\nAmerican Educational Research Association<br>\nAmerican Geophysical Union<br>\nAmerican Geosciences Institute<br>\nAmerican Institute of Biological Sciences<br>\nAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics<br>\nAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers<br>\nAmerican Institute of Physics<br>\nAmerican Mathematical Society<br>\nAmerican Meteorological Society<br>\nAmerican Ornithological Society<br>\nAmerican Physical Society<br>\nAmerican Physiological Society<br>\nAmerican Phytopathological Society<br>\nAmerican Political Science Association<br>\nAmerican Psychological Association<br>\nAmerican Public Health Association<br>\nAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers<br>\nAmerican Society of Agronomy<br>\nAmerican Society of Animal Science<br>\nAmerican Society of Association Executives<br>\nAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology<br>\nAmerican Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology<br>\nAmerican Society for Horticultural Science<br>\nAmerican Society for Microbiology<br>\nAmerican Society of Naturalists<br>\nAmerican Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics<br>\nAmerican Society of Plant Biologists<br>\nAmerican Society of Plant Taxonomists<br>\nAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene<br>\nAmerican Sociological Association<br>\nAmerican Statistical Association<br>\nArcheological Institute of America<br>\nAssociated Universities, Inc.<br>\nAssociation for Behavior Analysis International<br>\nAssociation of Research Libraries<br>\nAssociation of American Medical Colleges<br>\nAssociation of American Universities<br>\nAssociation of Independent Research Institutes<br>\nAssociation for Psychological Science<br>\nAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology<br>\nAssociation of Schools and Colleges of Optometry<br>\nAssociation for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography<br>\nAssociation of Southeastern Biologists<br>\nAssociation for Women in Mathematics<br>\nBehavior Genetics Association<br>\nBiophysical Society<br>\nBoston University<br>\nBotanical Society of America<br>\nBrown University<br>\nCalifornia Institute of Technology<br>\nCognitive Science Society<br>\nColumbia University in the City of New York<br>\nComputing Research Association<br>\nConsortium for Ocean Leadership<br>\nConsortium of Social Science Associations<br>\nControlled Release Society<br>\nCouncil of Graduate Schools<br>\nCouncil on Social Work Education<br>\nCrop Science Society of America<br>\nDuke University<br>\nEarthquake Engineering Research Institute<br>\nEcological Society of America<br>\nEntomological Society of America<br>\nFederation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences<br>\nFoundation for Science and Disability<br>\nGeological Society of America<br>\nGenetics Society of America<br>\nHarvard University<br>\nHuman Factors and Ergonomics Society<br>\nInstitute of Food Technologists<br>\nInternational Association for Dental Research<br>\nInternational Society for Computational Biology<br>\nJohns Hopkins University<br>\nLaw and Society Association<br>\nLinguistic Society of America<br>\nMaterials Research Society<br>\nMathematical Association of America<br>\nMichigan State University<br>\nMicroscopy Society of America<br>\nMidwest Political Science Association<br>\nNational Association of Biology Teachers<br>\nNational Communication Association<br>\nNational Organization of Gay &amp; Lesbian Scientists &amp; Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP)<br>\nNatural Science Collections Alliance<br>\nNational Science Teachers Association<br>\nOklahoma Academy of Science<br>\nOptical Society of America<br>\nOrganization for the Study of Sex Differences<br>\nOrnithological Council<br>\nPaleontological Society<br>\nPopulation Association of America<br>\nPrinceton University<br>\nResearch!America<br>\nRutgers, The State University of New Jersey<br>\nSeismological Society of America<br>\nSociety for American Archaeology<br>\nSociety for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology<br>\nSociety for Computers in Psychology<br>\nSociety for Economic Botany<br>\nSociety of Experimental Social Psychology<br>\nSociety of General Internal Medicine<br>\nSociety for Industrial and Applied Mathematics<br>\nSociety for Mathematical Psychology<br>\nSociety of Multivariate Experimental Psychology<br>\nSociety for Neuroscience<br>\nSociety for Personality and Social Psychology<br>\nSociety for the Psychological Study of Social Issues<br>\nSociety for Social Studies of Science<br>\nSociety for Social Work and Research<br>\nSociety for the Study of Evolution<br>\nSociety for the Study of Reproduction<br>\nSociety of Systematic Biologists<br>\nSociety of Toxicology<br>\nSoil Science Society of America<br>\nStanford University<br>\nStony Brook University<br>\nThe American Phytopathological Society<br>\nThe Gerontological Society of America<br>\nThe Endocrine Society<br>\nThe Michael J. Fox Foundation<br>\nUnited States Pharmacopeial Convention<br>\nUniversity of California System<br>\nUniversity of Cincinnati<br>\nUniversity of Iowa<br>\nUniversity of Pennsylvania<br>\nVanderbilt University<br>\nVision Sciences Society<br>\nWashington University in St. Louis<br>\nYale University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 31, 2017 President Donald J. Trump The White House United States of America \u00a0 Dear President Trump: The January 27, 2017, White House Executive Order on visas and immigration has profound implications for diplomatic, humanitarian, and national security interests, in part because of the negative impact on US science and engineering capacity. 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