DeSantis Restricts Foreign Visa Use in Florida Universities

A-score (25.2): Policy restricts hiring based on national origin/visa status at public universities. Civil_rights=4 (discrimination in public employment/education access, affects international scholars), rule_of_law=3 (potential conflicts with federal immigration authority, equal protection concerns), separation=2 (state overriding university hiring autonomy), election=2 (DeSantis positioning on immigration), capture=2 (political control over academic institutions). Severity: durability=1.1 (executive directive, relatively durable), reversibility=0.95 (can be reversed by next governor), precedent=1.15 (sets concerning precedent for state control of academic hiring). Mechanism_modifier=1.25 (policy_change with enforcement mechanisms). Scope_modifier=0.7 (single_state, moderate population). B-score (31.2): Layer1=60.5% (outrage_bait=7 immigration+academia hot buttons, novelty=5 unusual state-level restriction, media_friendliness=6 clear narrative). Layer2=65% (pattern_match=8 fits DeSantis anti-immigration brand, narrative_pivot=7 shifts from other issues, mismatch=6 universities typically autonomous). Intentionality=11/15 (clear political signaling, base mobilization, wedge issue exploitation). D-score=-6.0 indicates List B: high hype around real but state-limited policy with strong political theater elements.