Deborah,
Temporary visa restrictions through executive order have nothing to do with human rights. We should not get involved in global politics as we can change the world and connect by by-passing governments in a different way: Apple, Facebook, etc...
I lived and worked in ten countries and four continents and have visited about 37 and you have no idea what I have experienced. In 1971 I was kicked out of a restaurant because I was Italian, in some countries nothing has changed since and I will not name them. While leaving in two countries in Asia Minor I had to fly out and back in to the country every three months because I could only get a three months working visa and I was working for a member of the royal family...Please... there are many of us who have a different view. Let's continue to be researchers, educators and world citizens in an academic way, not political way.
Here is my email to the president:
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Dear Anita,
Greeting from Los Angeles.
Thank you for the kind email and for addressing a serious issue for our international colleagues.
My email has nothing to do with politics however, I want to take this opportunity to point out that many of us who have registered to attend conferences in other countries in the past, have experienced the same. As an example I will use a country in Asia. Colleagues from overseas have lost hotel deposit, airline non-refundable ticket money and conference registration money because the government's corrupt bureaucrats issue visitors' visa either not on time or not at all. Please don't let our country look bad in the eyes of the world. I am the International Coordinator for "Sinergie" Italian Journal of Management 2017 Conference: http://www.ita.sijm.it/demo/99-news8/1151-news9.html - http://www.ita.sijm.it/pdf/99/svd1.pdf
and again, colleagues from overseas experience the same treatment form the Italian government. I have personally witnessed an incident at the Italian Consulate in San Francisco. A Chinese colleague wanted to attend our conference and needed an entry visa to Italy. The officer told him that in order to issue the visa he needed a hotel reservation and an airline ticket. He insisted he needed a visa first before he could buy a ticket or, what if he did not receive a visa to enter Italy? The officer told him that was his problem. As a result, he did not attend the conference and told all Chinese he knew never to travel to Italy. On the contrary, I have received nothing but respect when I travel to China to teach there. I think you get my point. Next time it may be fair to make analogies and not disgrace America, even if not explicit in your message. Unless you have been personally affected by act of terrorism, you will never understand how people feel, I have. The ban is temporary and affects everyone not only one specific group of people. Lastly, as a Canadian, I am ashamed what has happened in Quebec, not a great representation of our Canadian values. I am sure you are too.
Please take this email constructively to reflect that we are not unique and not alone, many things are just not known and spoken about and, as we say in the Academy we, scholars are responsible for finding and spreading the truth.
Thank you for your attention and see you at the conference.
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Angelo Camillo
International Coordinator for "Sinergie" Italian Journal of Management 2017 Conference: http://www.ita.sijm.it/demo/99-news8/1151-news9.html - http://www.ita.sijm.it/pdf/99/svd1.pdf
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For the record, I also agree with all of your comments. "Neutrality" and thus, not taking action to defend human rights and the environment simply condones their violation/degradation. I did my PhD at Rotman, the University of Toronto and faced the same views as have been made the official AoM word. Didn't agree then and don't agree today. Of course, as a PhD student, I also put myself at risk and continue to do so. Enough said :-) Debbie
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