For Foreign Students In The U.S., Know the "Anther" Before Giving It

Ogden Nash was an American poet famous for pithy and humorous poems.  I remember one line from grade school: "...when called by a panther, dont anther."  I think of that line in conjunction with the rights of foreign students and scholars in the U.S. who are confronted by the FBI and others seeking information and cooperation.

I like my freedom and security as much as the next person, so to the extent that the FBI protects our security and safety through information obtained by foreign students and scholars, that's great.  But the methods of obtaining that information arent' always so great.  Recently, we have become aware of an alarming number of FBI approaches to foreign students and scholars going far beyond an offer to sit down and chat over coffee.