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Bloomberg
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Trump Bars Foreign Students From Coming to US to Attend Harvard
President Donald Trump signed an executive action that prevents foreign nationals from entering the US to study at Harvard University, accusing the school of failing to implement discipline on campus and fostering a dramatic rise in crime. Trump said the university had responded to a federal government request on violent, illegal or threatening campus behavior by only identifying three foreign students enrolled at the university.
Washington Post
10 hours ago
- General
- Washington Post
Trump once floated a plan to attract more foreign students. Now they feel targeted on all fronts
To attract the brightest minds to America, President Donald Trump proposed a novel idea while campaigning: If elected, he would grant green cards to all foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. 'It's so sad when we lose people from Harvard, MIT, from the greatest schools,' Trump said during a podcast interview last June. 'That is going to end on Day One.'
Telegraph
a day ago
- Business
- Telegraph
Trump's foreign students ban was never about terror
The Trump administration has been clear about the motivation for cracking down on foreign students: it is a question of national security. Dozens of foreign students, with valid visas or Green Cards, have been swept up because of their support for pro-Palestinian causes. Deportation proceedings have focused on the power of the secretary of state to decide whether the person's presence on American soil would have 'serious adverse foreign policy consequences'. Last week, the administration took aim at another set of students. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, announced he would 'aggressively revoke' the visas of Chinese students, including those with links to the Chinese Communist Party or who were studying sensitive subjects. National security powers That idea had been laid out in Project 2025, a blueprint drawn up by conservatives to kickstart Donald Trump's presidency. And it is a familiar strategy. The White House has frequently cited national security powers as the president pushed through new policies and regulations without having to resort to the long-winded and uncertain passage of legislation through Congress. In the same way, Mr Trump and his allies used questions of national security for his 'liberation day' tariffs, ramping up duties on imports. In that case, the tariffs are designed to rebalance what Mr Trump views as unfair trade practices, reduce US dependence on foreign products and to bring manufacturing jobs back home. In the same way, listen closely and Mr Trump and his vice-president have made no secret of their 'America First' plan for universities that goes beyond questions of national security. In the Oval Office last week, Mr Trump suggested a cap on the number of foreign students at Harvard University. 'We have people who want to go to Harvard and other schools they can't get in because we have foreign students there,' he said. An estimated 1.1 million students are enrolled at American universities, making the sale of a top-quality education one of the nation's best earners. Those students were worth almost $44 billion to the economy in the 2023 to 24 academic year, according to the Association of International Educators. JD Vance, Mr Trump's vice-president, said any reduction in foreign student numbers offered an opportunity and rejected criticism that it would lead to a brain drain. 'You've heard that criticism in particular as the president has talked about cracking down on foreign student visas and their abuses, but I think that's actually an opportunity for American citizens to really flourish,' he told Newsmax. And his words were echoed by Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff and key architect of the president's immigration policy. 'What we can't do is have a system that deprives Americans of an opportunity to contribute to their own country,' he told reporters at the White House last week. Taken together, their words suggest that what started as a crackdown on students supporting Hamas on university campuses, is underpinned by an America First agenda.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
It's Not Just Trump Vs Harvard as Global Universities Turn Inward
I'm Malcolm Scott, international economics editor in Sydney. Today, Swati Pandey looks at the international student market. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@ And if you aren't yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. Even before Trump began his calls for a cut to foreign student numbers at universities including Harvard and threatened funding for non-compliant schools, other major education destinations had already begun turning inward.
Wall Street Journal
5 days ago
- General
- Wall Street Journal
International Students Fear Leaving the U.S. as Trump's Visa Threats Mount
Finals are wrapping up on U.S. campuses, but international students are struggling with a bigger test: Stay put during the summer break or travel home and risk not getting back. The Trump administration's growing crackdown on foreign students—threatening schools' ability to enroll them, revoking or withholding visas, and signaling tougher re-entry—is forcing students to make high-stakes decisions with little information.
