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Bacow letter urges Biden to reverse Trump immigration curbs

December 15, 2020

Harvard president backs DACA, TPS, and ending Muslim-nation travel ban

Harvard President Larry Bacow has urged President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. to reverse a series of immigration restrictions imposed by the Trump administration over the past four years, arguing that the steady flow of talented immigrants to the United States — many coming to study at a college or university — historically has been a key ingredient of the nation’s innovation economy.

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Letter to President-elect Biden

December 11, 2020

A Letter from Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow

Dear Mr. President-elect:

I am pleased to offer my warmest congratulations on your election as the 46th president of the United States. As we look ahead to the nation’s 245th year, it is my hope that you will be guided by our history, uplifted by our ideals, and inspired by the best among us, including those who were born elsewhere but who built their lives in the US.

Nearly every country in the world admits immigrants, but the United States has long been defined by the...

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