"America First" Will Destroy U.S. Science

Brian D Brown; Andrew M Leader; Jan Vilcek; Miriam Merad

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.025

"America First" Will Destroy U.S. Science

Cell. 2020 Nov 12;183(4):841-844. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.025. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

Authors

Brian D Brown¹, Andrew M Leader², Jan Vilcek³, Miriam Merad⁴

Affiliations

¹ Precision Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, USA. Electronic address: brian.brown@mssm.edu.
² Precision Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, USA.
³ Department of Microbiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York 10016, USA.
⁴ Precision Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, USA. Electronic address: miriam.merad@mssm.edu.

Abstract

The U.S. government has sought to restrict immigration under the "America First" doctrine. These policies severely harm American science by stripping it of talent and eliminating a major driver of its innovation engine. We urge scientists to work to reverse these policies and forcefully condemn anti-immigrant sentiments.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / virology
Emigrants and Immigrants
Emigration and Immigration
Humans
Laboratory Personnel
SARS-CoV-2 / physiology
Science*
United States