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India.com
26-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Bad news for Indian students in US, Trump administration to stop students from..., no jobs for...
(Representational image/AI generated) New Delhi: Students in America who are thinking of working after graduation may face a big blow. Preparations are underway to end Optional Practical Training (OPT) in the USA. Even though President Donald Trump has stated that foreign students should receive green cards after graduating from American universities, his nominee for the post of the director at US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says they want to prevent students from working in the country after graduation. This decision has raised concerns among students. President Trump has chosen Joseph Edlow as the nominee for 'U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS). During the nomination hearing, Edlow stated that he wants to end OPT. Edlow is set to take charge of USCIS as the director soon. Economists, business leaders, and educators say that ending OPT and STEM OPT would be a wrong decision. They argue that this will prevent America from attracting top talent to the country and from retaining them. According to a Forbes report, during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Joseph Edlow was asked what changes he would make to the OPT programme if he were made the head of USCIS. In response, he said, 'I think the way the OPT has been handled, aided by some decisions from the DC Circuit court over the past four years, has been a real problem in terms of the misuse of the law.' He further stated, 'I would like to see OPT as a regulatory and sub-regulatory programme that would allow us to eliminate the ability of F-1 students to obtain jobs after their time at college.' In simpler terms, Joseph is saying that he does not want students to stay in the country and work after graduating from college. If he becomes the director of USCIS, that could become possible. What is the OPT programme? Optional Practical Training (OPT) allows F-1 students to work in the United States after graduation. They can work for 12 months. If someone has a degree in 'Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics' (STEM) fields, they also receive a 24-month extension, meaning they can work for 3 years. The number of Indian students benefiting from OPT and STEM OPT is the highest. In 2022-23, about 70,000 Indian students took advantage of this programme.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump vows to refund, deport any 'unsavory' immigrants who try for citizenship under potential 'gold card'
President Donald Trump said his administration would properly vet anyone who buys one of his proposed $5 million "gold card" visas as he looks to replace the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, noting there is still potential for a refund and deportation after the fact should problems arise. Trump floated the idea late in February at the Oval Office as a way for immigrants to obtain green card privileges. It's now being pitched as a route to U.S. citizenship and as a way to pay down the national debt. Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked the president in an interview on "The Ingraham Angle" that aired Wednesday why American citizenship should be available for purchase at any price. "Because I'm America First," he responded. "Because at $5 million, you're getting a lot of things." The National Debt Is About To Hit A Terrifying Number No Matter What We Do Trump suggested the United States could sell 1 million of the gold cards to wealthy immigrants at a price of $5 million each. Read On The Fox News App The $5 trillion revenue, he said, would go entirely toward paying down the roughly $36 trillion in national debt. Ingraham pressed Trump on whether such an incentive would allow "unsavory" people to come into the country. The 47th president said he was worried about who could enter under the new gold card program but vowed to have strict vetting procedures. Trump's 'Gold Card' Visa Could Invite Fraud, National Security Risks: Expert "If somebody is wrong — we actually are very nice because it makes it a lot easier legally — we give them their money back, and we send them out," he said. The EB-5 immigrant investor program was created by Congress in 1990 to "stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors," according to a description on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' website. It's unclear what legal challenges the Trump administration could face if it seeks to end the program outright, given it was created by Congress. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters the existing EB-5 program is "full of nonsense, make-believe and fraud."Original article source: Trump vows to refund, deport any 'unsavory' immigrants who try for citizenship under potential 'gold card'
Fox News
20-03-2025
- Business
- Fox News
Trump vows to refund, deport any 'unsavory' immigrants who try for citizenship under potential 'gold card'
President Donald Trump said his administration would properly vet anyone who buys one of his proposed $5 million "gold card" visas as he looks to replace the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, noting there is still potential for a refund and deportation after the fact should problems arise. Trump floated the idea late in February at the Oval Office as a way for immigrants to obtain green card privileges. It's now being pitched as a route to U.S. citizenship and as a way to pay down the national debt. Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked the president in an interview on "The Ingraham Angle" that aired Wednesday why American citizenship should be available for purchase at any price. "Because I'm America First," he responded. "Because at $5 million, you're getting a lot of things." Trump suggested the United States could sell 1 million of the gold cards to wealthy immigrants at a price of $5 million each. The $5 trillion revenue, he said, would go entirely toward paying down the roughly $36 trillion in national debt. Ingraham pressed Trump on whether such an incentive would allow "unsavory" people to come into the country. The 47th president said he was worried about who could enter under the new gold card program but vowed to have strict vetting procedures. "If somebody is wrong — we actually are very nice because it makes it a lot easier legally — we give them their money back, and we send them out," he said. The EB-5 immigrant investor program was created by Congress in 1990 to "stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors," according to a description on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' website. It's unclear what legal challenges the Trump administration could face if it seeks to end the program outright, given it was created by Congress. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters the existing EB-5 program is "full of nonsense, make-believe and fraud."
