每日社評 0611 我們和聯邦調查局之一場罕見 [對話會]

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我們和聯邦調查局之一場罕見 [對話會]

上週四下在德州休斯敦萊斯大学工學院大樓，超過四百位僑學政界人士參加了一項破紀錄之對話會，由美國聯邦調查局負責反情報工作之副助理局長吉爾墨菲率同休斯敦分局局長威廉姆斯及數位幹員參加。

這項對話會係由華裔教授白先慎博士之多月奔走安排，由德克薩斯多元文化倡導聯盟，萊斯大學貝克公共政策研究所和亞太裔美國人正義工作組合辦並邀集東西兩岸學者及民權人士共同發起。

根據最近之報導一些持有綠卡甚至美國公民之華裔學術界人員在機場入境時遭到不尋常之質詢，還有一些來自中國大陸之留學生在機場被拒絕入境並立即遣返,此舉嚴重損害了中美兩國之文教交流及許多華裔之公民權益。

對話會由白先慎教授主持，他首先對於華裔美人目前之處境表示高度憂慮，希望透過此次之對話會和聯邦調查局建立溝通管道。

墨菲副局長在會上表示對此次會議之高度期望和支持，她強調唯有和社區建立和諧之關係才能為大家提供服務， 她強調中美之間之交流仍然是我們既定之政策。

剛就任不久的聯邦調查局休斯敦分局長威廉姆斯表示，他將極力來推動和當地社區之聯系溝通工作，並希望得到大家之支持， 他們將非常嚴肅之处理對華裔科學家學者及學生之歧視事件。

亞太裔美國人正義工作組人員在會中表達了多年來所面臨之問題和挑戰，許多華裔學者和在政府中工作之人員受到許多冤屈不公之待遇而沒有伸張公民權申訴之正式管道。

據參加會議之美國司法部官員表示，近年來美國也正在面臨許多國安問題，有關華人留學生及研究生在機埸遭受拒絕入境之事件，係由國土安全部負責，基本上不是聯邦調查局之職責。

這項破紀錄和聯邦調查局之對話會具有非常重大之意義，至少是和我們社區建立起溝通之橋樑，為華亞裔社區向聯邦政府放映和爭取合法之公民權益。

We Had A Rare Dialogue With The FBI

Last Thursday at the Engineering Building of Rice University in Houston more than four hundred leaders of the Asian community attended a record-breaking dialogue session with the FBI.    The session was led by Deputy Assistant Director Jill Murphy 

from the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in Washington, DC, along with Houston Field Office Director Douglas Williams and several agents.

In 2022, the Department of Justice ended its China Initiative, a strategy to counter Chinese espionage and threats to U.S. research security after academic and civil rights groups raised concerns about bias and damage to the United States’ scientific enterprises. However, recent media reports highlighted  border entry issues for Chinese graduate students and academic researchers who are green card holders and even American citizens.

The dialogue session was arranged by Professor Steven Pei and organized by the Texas Multicultural Advocacy Alliance of the Baker Institute and the Asian Americans for Justice group.

The meeting provided a platform for the Asian American community to voice their concerns and seek solutions. The ACLU Task Force members expressed the challenges and issues they have faced for many years.

Recently appointed FBI Houston Field Office Director Douglas Williams emphasized his commitment to promoting communication and connection with the local community and requested their continuing support.