Giving Compass' Take:

• Natalie Schwartz reports that over sixty colleges have signed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against a visa policy change that would impact students. 

• How can funders support efforts to change visa policy that benefits the United States and immigrants? 

• Learn how visa policy affects the tech industry. 

More than 60 colleges have signed onto an amicus brief filed in December 2018 supporting a lawsuit against an August visa policy change that makes it easier to impose three- and 10-year reentry bans on nonimmigrant visas, which affects international students studying in the U.S.

The colleges argue the policy "introduces significant and destructive uncertainty" into visa programs that will hinder their ability to recruit top talent worldwide. The policy changes how nonimmigrant visa holders accrue "unlawful presence," sharply reducing or even eliminating the time they have to fix an issue before they face penalties.

Ivy League institutions, public universities, and small liberal arts colleges are listed among those that support the lawsuit, including Harvard University, Pennsylvania State University, and Williams College.

Read the full article about colleges pushing back by Natalie Schwartz at Education Dive.