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The OPT Program Should Be Abolished

Jason Pena — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 23:16:36 +0000

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently released its annual report on the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). The report – which gathered its data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System – gives details of the international student population across the U.S. for the calendar year 2021. The SEVP report provides insight into how [...]

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Universities Want More Chinese – Not American – Students

Preston Huennekens — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:55:23 +0000

The Wall Street Journal reported that major American universities are complaining about the lack of Chinese students currently enrolled in the United States. The universities complain that “dominance in science and technology could be undermined by toughened U.S. visa requirements that are squeezing the flow of talent from China,” our chief geopolitical adversary. The universities [...]

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Youngest Member of Congress Introduces Immigration Bill to Protect Recent Graduates

Preston Huennekens — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:33:47 +0000

Representative Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) recently introduced the Responsible Practical Training Act, a bill that aims to reform the controversial and FAIR-opposed Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. A part of the larger F-1 student visa program, OPT permits F-1 graduates to extend their stay in the United States by working for 1-2 years following their graduation. [...]

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Virginia’s Governor Northam Signs Law Extending Financial Aid to Illegal Alien Students

Pawel Styrna — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:16:04 +0000

On June 14, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Democratic governor, Ralph Northam, signed a recent law expanding state financial aid to illegal aliens. During the ceremony, which took place at Marymount University in Arlington, the governor justified his party’s policy by asserting that illegal aliens “are Virginians, in every sense of the word, except for the [...]

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In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens to be on Arizona 2022 Ballot

Madison McQueen — Thu, 20 May 2021 18:05:35 +0000

The Arizona House approved a ballot referral called S.C.R. 1044 which will allow Arizona voters to decide whether illegal aliens should qualify for in-state tuition at community colleges and state universities beginning in 2022. The ballot referral passed 33-27 in the House on May 10, with four Republicans joining the 29 minority Democrats. The Arizona [...]

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Do U.S. Universities Need Students from China?

Preston Huennekens — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:17:54 +0000

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic former President Donald Trump wisely paused the admissions of many forms of nonimmigrant visas – notably guestworkers (H-1B, H-2B, etc.), but also student visas. Proclamation 9993 barred the entry of nonimmigrants from countries with high levels of COVID-19 – including those from China. On April 27, Secretary of [...]

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