March 31, 2006
Academic Group Says It Won't Meet in U.S.
The Latin American Studies Association has announced that it intends to move its meetings outside the United States, after the Bush administration prevented all Cuban scholars from attending this year's meeting, which was held this month in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Decrying visa denials as a violation of academic freedom, the group's executive council said in a written statement that it had made the potentially costly decision unanimously.
"As long as the United States
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