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International Student Visas Revoked - War on Higher Education?
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Hearing the latest news about Trump's attack on Harvard makes me nostalgic for the 60s, 70s and 80s - when the only governments demanding access to university student records for the purposes of identifying protesters were communist dictatorships.
But hey - if America wants to trash its education sector and the income it produces, let them. Other countries will happily take them, their money and the research outcomes they bring.
But hey - if America wants to trash its education sector and the income it produces, let them. Other countries will happily take them, their money and the research outcomes they bring.
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As an American, I encourage people to speak out against wrongs in this world and to speak up for the good, wherever they currently reside, regardless of which country issued their passport. Students on visas are not required to keep silent.
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No such distinction is made in this policy. All those on student visa would have to leave the school regardless of behavior.
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As an American, you want to stifle their freedom of expression? As long as they are within the bounds of the law, they should be able to participate in our society freely. America used to be the land of the free and the home of the brave; now it's becoming the land of the silenced and the home of moral cowards, ruled by the lawless.
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And yet, students have had their visas revoked merely for writing an editorial to their student newspaper.
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If it weren't so dumb it would be hilarious - Trump runs a campaign on tariffs and moving industry back to the US, yet is going about trashing the education sector for foreign students which is 100% on-shore made-in-the-USA income.
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Right, now there's a greater tuition trade imbalance.
Why are fine young Americans giving money to foreign institutions? Why aren't foreign students sending their money to the US? (Oh, right)
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Not a war on "higher education." It is a war on radical indoctrination.What is behind this sudden move against international students?
- Five from Amherst 4/5/2025
- Five from Ohio State 4/4/2025
- Six from UC San Diego 4/42025
- Twelve from UC Davis 4/42025
- Six from UC Standford + Four from UC Berkley 4/5/2025
- Eight from Arizona State 4/3/2025
- One from Georgetown University 3/17/2025
- Two from University of Texas Austin 4/4/2025
- Two from University of Akron, Ohio 4/42025
- Four from Kent State University Ohio 4/4/2025
- Two from University of Kentucky 4/4/2025
- Four from University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4/4/2025
The common themes in these revocations are the abruptness, lack of warning and lack of reasons given. It seems to be "We did it because we can" sort of thing. The other commonality is the ... diversity of the students' home countries. The universities were not notified by the government of the visa removals, which is weird.
This can be devastating for the students involved as foreign scholarship isn't cheap and there will be no refunds for expenses laid out for living and travel. This can also set back their education by years if not permanently.
This is crippling to the universities which I suspect to be the goal as other funding has also been cut off.
SCOOP: ICE Revoking Students’ Immigration Statuses Without Their or the University’s Knowledge
“Never seen something like this,” say university officials about the secret targeting of Middle Eastern students.zeteo.com
“Never seen something like this,” say university officials about the secret targeting of Middle Eastern students.The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be manually revoking students’ immigration status – an authority typically left to university staff. And some students and universities are not even being made aware of those revocations – setting students up to be taken by immigration agents without even knowing it was coming.Three university officials, who were given anonymity so they could speak freely, across the country report that, in recent days, student residency statuses in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System – SEVIS, a database where residency statuses of foreign students are managed – are being changed without their knowledge.
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That appears to be the rationale, but the extreme viciousness behind the purge of international students belies that.
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I am just happy to see that there is finally a self appointed speaker who speaks for all real Americans.
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