On behalf of the member universities of the Association of American Universities (AAU), the American Council on Education (ACE), the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), and Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) we write to inform you of our significant concerns related to our nation's visa system. Current policies are hampering the ability of the world's best and brightest international students, scholars, and researchers to study and work in our country and to contribute to our nation's science and technology enterprise, economy, and security.