November 2, 2001

Bush Announces Review of Student Visa Policies

President Bush Oct. 29 announced a Presidential Directive that would, among other provisions, order a thorough review of the current student visa policy. Although few specific details of the new policy were articulated, President Bush noted that "if a person applies for a student visa and gets that visa, we want to make sure that person actually goes to school; in other words, if they're using the visas for the intended purpose." The directive also creates a Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force and calls for better coordination of immigration and customs policies with Canada and Mexico.

Information: Jonathan Fishburn, AAMC Office of Governmental Relations, 202-828-0525.