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Connecting Our World is a community of individuals taking action to support public policies that create a more welcoming and globally engaged United States.

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    Ask your Lawmakers to Help the U.S. Attract Global Talent

    Voice your support for policies that would remove barriers to international students and scholars studying, working, and living in the U.S., such as giving student graduates a direct path to a green card, expanding dual intent, and transparent, clear and timely processing of new visas and renewals by the U.S. Department of State.

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    Urge Congress to Press for State Dept. Reforms to Level 4 Travel Advisories

    The April 19 Travel Advisory Updates by the Department of State dealt the recovery of study abroad a major blow by placing nearly 80 percent of the globe—including the European countries that are the top destinations for U.S. students—at “Level 4: Do Not Travel.” Educate your members of Congress on the harmful implications of this action on study abroad and the need to clarify that information before more precious planning time is lost.

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    Urge Congress to Fund Int'l Ed in COVID relief bill

    Send a message to your elected officials urging their support for international education funding in the next COVID stimulus bill.

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    Help Secure COVID-19 Resources for International Education

    Send a message to your elected officials that funding, federal oversight, and policy changes are needed to help the field of international education recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to it.

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    Ask your Lawmakers to Restore, Grow, and Diversify U.S. Study Abroad Participation

    Study abroad provides students the global skills, knowledge, and experiences necessary to compete in today’s global workforce. Despite these proven benefits, only 10 percent of U.S. college students study abroad before they graduate. Furthermore, the pandemic has dramatically impacted study abroad, limiting students’ access to the associated benefits and resulting in significant financial losses for institutions. Urge your lawmakers' support for the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act and for new and increased federal funding for study abroad.

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    Urge your Senators to Protect Dreamers

    Urge your senators to cosponsor bipartisan legislation that offers a path to permanent legal status and citizenship for DACA recipients and the broader Dreamer community.

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    Urge your Senators to Support Immigration Reform

    Urge your senators to support immigration reform that benefits international students and scholars, including expanding dual intent, providing them a path to green card status, and eliminating current and future green card backlogs. If your representative is a cosponsor of the U.S. Citizenship Act, our sample message will automatically include thank you language as well.

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    Urge your Representative to Support Immigration Reform

    Urge your representative to support immigration reform that benefits international students and scholars, including expanding dual intent, providing them a path to green card status, and eliminating current and future green card backlogs. If your representative is a cosponsor of the U.S. Citizenship Act, our sample message will automatically include thank you language as well.

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    Share With Your Representative the Value of International Students

    Ask your representative to support international students. Educate them about the dollars, jobs, academic, and cultural benefits they bring to your congressional district, and why we cannot afford to lose their many contributions.

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    Educate your Members of Congress about International Students and Scholars

    Educate your members of Congress about international students with this video...

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