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Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
China happy with restrictions on its students, lawmaker says
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said Sunday the White House's move to revoke visas for Chinese students studying in the U.S. is likely to have the Chinese Communist Party "cheering for this policy." "Because they want these people back," Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) told CBS' Margaret Brennan on Sunday on "Face the Nation." "They want the scientists and the entrepreneurs and the engineers who can come and help their economy. And so we are probably helping them, as well as other countries, more than helping ourselves with this policy." Secretary of State Marco Rubio last Wednesday announced the measure to aggressively revoke "visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields." Roughly 277,000 Chinese students studied in the U.S. last year. And nearly 20 percent of Silicon Valley's highly educated tech employees come from China. But the details behind the White House push — including whether the administration plans to target every Chinese international student — remain unclear. Tensions between the two countries, already roiled by high-stakes tariff negotiations, have further strained. "There's not enough details," Krishmanoorthi, who launched a run for Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat in May, told Brennan. "However, this appears to be much broader and it's terribly misguided and it appears prejudicial and discriminatory." Krishnamoorthi is the ranking member on the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party. He told Brennan that increased scrutiny on Chinese students can make sense. "I think that you should definitely have heightened vetting, especially in certain critical areas because we know that the CCP tries to steal, for instance, intellectual property or worse," Krishnamoorthi said. "But the way that this is currently structured looks very, very suspicious."
Politico
01-06-2025
- Business
- Politico
China happy with restrictions on its students, lawmaker says
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said Sunday the White House's move to revoke visas for Chinese students studying in the U.S. is likely to have the Chinese Communist Party 'cheering for this policy.' 'Because they want these people back,' Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) told CBS' Margaret Brennan on Sunday on 'Face the Nation.' 'They want the scientists and the entrepreneurs and the engineers who can come and help their economy. And so we are probably helping them, as well as other countries, more than helping ourselves with this policy.' Secretary of State Marco Rubio last Wednesday announced the measure to aggressively revoke 'visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.' Roughly 277,000 Chinese students studied in the U.S. last year. And nearly 20 percent of Silicon Valley's highly educated tech employees come from China. But the details behind the White House push — including whether the administration plans to target every Chinese international student — remain unclear. Tensions between the two countries, already roiled by high-stakes tariff negotiations, have further strained. 'There's not enough details,' Krishmanoorthi, who launched a run for Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat in May, told Brennan. 'However, this appears to be much broader and it's terribly misguided and it appears prejudicial and discriminatory.' Krishnamoorthi is the ranking member on the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party. He told Brennan that increased scrutiny on Chinese students can make sense. 'I think that you should definitely have heightened vetting, especially in certain critical areas because we know that the CCP tries to steal, for instance, intellectual property or worse,' Krishnamoorthi said. 'But the way that this is currently structured looks very, very suspicious.'
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Indian-American Congressman Krishnamoorthi slams Trump over freeze on student visa interviews, calls it 'strategic blunder'
Indian American Congressman has criticised the Trump administration's decision to freeze student visa interviews and consider strict social media screening for international students. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He called it a 'reckless decision' that could damage the country's economy and national security. Krishnamoorthi also said that shutting international students out is a "strategic blunder" that weakens US global competitiveness. "I strongly oppose the Trump Administration's reckless decision to freeze new student visa interviews and consider sweeping, undefined social media vetting for international students. International students help drive cutting-edge research, fuel our universities, and build the industries of tomorrow,' said Krishnamoorthi. 'These young people are not only scholars and innovators- they are vital to America's economic strength and national security. By developing the next generation of technologies and the good-paying jobs that come with them, they help ensure the United States remains a global leader." His remarks came after US secretary of state Marco Rubio ordered embassies and consulates to stop scheduling new visa interviews for student applicants. The Trump administration is also considering requiring students to undergo expanded vetting of their social media activity. In a separate move, Trump suggested that Harvard University should cap the number of foreign students it admits at 15 percent. He claimed that the current figure, around 31 percent, includes students from 'very radicalised' regions. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 'We have people that want to go to Harvard and other schools but they can't get in because we have foreign students there," said Trump. "I want to make sure that foreign students are people that can love our country. We don't want to see shopping centres explode. We don't want to see the kind of riots that you had, and I'll tell you what, many of those students didn't go anywhere, many of those students were troublemakers caused by the radical left," he added.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Democratic Senate candidate on supporting Schumer as leader: ‘I need to win first'
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), a candidate for Illinois's open Senate seat next year, declined to say whether he would back Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for another term at the helm of the conference, saying he himself needs to 'win first' and become a senator before making that consideration. Krishnamoorthi told CNN's Manu Raju in an interview Monday that he wants to hear Schumer's plan for Senate Democrats to seize the moment and to help people with issues such as affording a home, educating their children and retiring with access to Social Security and Medicare. 'If I were privileged to be in the Senate, I definitely want to hear his ideas for, how do we meet the moment right now? Those economic problems that beset people, how does he want to tackle them? Because I think that is the urgency of the situation right now,' Krishnamoorthi said in comments highlighted by Mediaite. Raju had asked Krishnamoorthi about a CNN poll that found 72 percent of voters disapprove of Democratic leaders in Congress, and the congress member responded that he backed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), but didn't mention Schumer. After Raju followed up to ask about Schumer, Krishnamoorthi noted he and Schumer voted differently on the Republican-crafted continuing resolution in March that avoided a government shutdown but implemented widespread funding cuts for nondefense programs. Schumer faced significant backlash from critics over his vote to advance the measure. He argued the legislation was 'very bad,' but a shutdown would have been worse. After Raju pressed Krishnamoorthi over his view of Schumer, the Illinois Democrat responded 'You're putting the cart before the horse.' 'I need to win first,' he said. Krishnamoorthi is running for the seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Senate minority whip under Schumer. He is facing Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) and Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) in the Democratic primary. The winner of the Democratic nomination will likely win the general election next November in the solidly blue state. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Democratic Senate candidate on supporting Schumer as leader: ‘I need to win first'
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), a candidate for Illinois's open Senate seat next year, declined to say whether he would back Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for another term at the helm, saying he needs to 'win first' before making that consideration. Krishnamoorthi told CNN's Manu Raju in an interview on Monday that he wants to hear Schumer's plan for Senate Democrats to seize the moment and to help people with issues like affording a home, educating their children and retiring with access to Social Security and Medicare. 'If I were privileged to be in the Senate, I definitely want to hear his ideas for how do we meet the moment right now, those economic problems that beset people, how does he want to tackle them because I think that is the urgency of the situation right now,' Krishnamoorthi said in comments highlighted by Mediaite. Raju had asked Krishnamoorthi about a CNN poll that found 72 percent of voters disapprove of Democratic leaders in Congress, and the congressman responded that he backed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.,) but didn't mention Schumer. After Raju followed up to ask about Schumer, Krishnamoorthi noted that he and Schumer voted differently on the Republican-crafted continuing resolution in March that avoided a government shutdown but implemented widespread funding cuts for nondefense programs. Schumer faced significant backlash from critics over his vote to advance the measure as he argued the legislation was 'very bad,' but a shutdown would have been worse. After Raju pressed Krishnamoorthi over his view of Schumer, the Illinois Democrat responded 'You're putting the cart before the horse.' 'I need to win first,' he said. Krishnamoorthi is running for the seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Senate minority whip under Schumer. He is facing Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton and Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) for the Democratic nomination. Whoever wins the nomination will likely win the general election next November in the solidly blue state.
