A pending federal lawsuit seeks to stop Florida’s law limiting the influence of “countr[ies] of concern” on higher education. But it is based on the false premise that foreign nationals have a right to be employed at American universities.
University of Florida Professor Zhengfei Guan filed the lawsuit against state officials “[a]fter losing his top pick for a postdoctoral assistantship,” according to the Alligator campus newspaper.
The loss was a result of the state’s compliance with Senate Bill 846, which places restrictions on partnerships with and employment of people from seven countries: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria.
“Of the 18 international students who applied for the position of Guan’s assistant — five from countries of concern, according to court documents — a postdoctoral student from China emerged as the best…
