In Statement, International Education Association Urges President Obama to Lead National Conversation on Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NAFSA: Association of International Educators today released a statement urging President Obama to lead a national conversation on immigration reform. The statement expresses deep concern about the current tenor and direction of the immigration debate and recommends specific steps the president should take now to engage the U.S. Congress and the American people and to advance urgently needed reform of the nation's immigration laws.

NAFSA, the world's largest nonprofit professional association dedicated to international education, has long been an active participant in efforts to reform U.S. immigration laws, especially those that most impede the movement of people for educational purposes, and has spoken out against the most egregious anti-immigrant laws passed by individual states. Today's statement focuses on a broader context: the xenophobic tenor of the national debate about undocumented immigrants, the nation's harsh and ineffective approach to border enforcement, and the inertia of the U.S. Congress in the face of a looming crisis. It reflects NAFSA's deep concern that the immigration issue threatens to do great harm to the United States and its conviction that the president must play a much stronger role in leading the nation toward a more measured dialogue and toward fair, humane, and durable solutions.

Download the statement here or read and share an online version at www.nafsa.org/immigrationconversation.

With nearly 10,000 members, NAFSA: Association of International Educators is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education. Visit us at www.nafsa.org. To learn more about our advocacy efforts on behalf of international education and immigration reform, visit www.ConnectingOurWorld.org.

SOURCE NAFSA: Association of International Educators

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