NEBRASKA U.S. SENATOR PETE RICKETTS HAS INTRODUCED THE NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETES ACT:
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RICKETTS SAYS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ATHLETES REPRESENT ABOUT 12% OF DIVISION ONE ATHLETES, BUT THEY ARE ON WHATS CALLED AN F-1 VISA, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A STUDENT VISA:
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THE BILL, THAT WAS CO-INTRODUCED WITH DEMOCRATIC SENATOR RICHARD BLUMENTHAL OF CONNECTICUT, CREATES A SUB-CATEGORY WITHIN THE F-1 VISA STATUS.
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RICKETTS CALLS THE CURRENT VISA SYSTEM OUTDATED AND SAYS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETES SHOULD BE ABLE TO PURSUE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS THEIR FELLOW ATHLETES, FROM HOSTING SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS TO APPEARING AT EVENTS.
