Rubio: Trump Admin will ‘aggresively revoke' Chinese student visas
Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statement that the U.S. State Department will work with the DHS to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party. #Rubio #ChineseStudents #Visas
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