Invasive New U.S. Visa Rules Hurt Americans Too
Invasive New U.S. Visa Rules Hurt Americans Too
By
Emilio M. Bruna
Visa applications requiring extensive social media and biographical information are a hurdle to scientific collaboration, with vast consequences.
When the Zika virus arrived in Florida in 2016 after wreaking havoc in Latin America, Governor Rick Scott gave state universities $25 million to research how to combat the virus’ transmission, how to develop a potential vaccine, and how to treat those infected. Teams of scientists – Americans, Brazilians, Venezuelans, Colombians and Haitians – worked together, across borders, to tackle a disease that also spread across borders.
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