The bill, SB 846, was passed unanimously in the Florida House and Florida Senate before being signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis…

The hiring freeze is due to a Florida law passed earlier this year meant to combat the infiltration of the higher education system by “countries of concern” — including Cuba, Venezuela, China, Russia, Syria, Iran and North Korea.

https://www.wusf.org/education/2023-12-22/fiu-institutes-a-pause-in-hiring-cuban-chinese-researchers-as-law-goes-into-effect

Better watch those sneaky evil countries…

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