US EditionTrump doubles down on plan to bring in 600,000 Chinese college students
Trump aims to boost Chinese student visas to 600,000 annually to support US colleges financially despite MAGA and Republican concerns over security and economic effects.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump proposed doubling annual visas from 300,000 to 600,000, saying the move aims to keep U.S. colleges afloat over the next two years.
- Universities depend on international student tuition, with supporters saying the plan could yield financial benefits and prevent `half the colleges in the United States` from closing.
- Major MAGA figures reacted as President Donald Trump's plan shattered the MAGA base, with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis condemning fears of replacing Americans and CCP influence.
- Several Congressional Republicans have renewed calls to reverse the deal citing national security risks, while researchers from the Cato Institute estimated a $32.1 billion financial impact and downplayed espionage concerns.
- Looking to the bigger picture, Newsweek noted Chinese student enrollment fell from 372,532 in 2019-20 to 277,398 in 2023, amid debates over foreign dependence.
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'This is not what MAGA wants': Trump base furious over his latest demand
President Donald Trump says that the United States "needs" up to 600,000 students from China and his MAGA base is fuming, Newsweek reports.During his August trade talks with Chinese President Xi, Trump said "I think it's very insulting to say students can't come here."On Monday, Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked him about this in an interview, saying his demand was not a very "pro-MAGA position, expressing concerns that Chinese students would “…
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President Donald Trump is facing scrutiny after doubling down on his administration’s plan to allow hundreds of thousands of Chinese students to study at American universities.
Trump says MAGA requires Chinese tuition money
Ah, the magical power of tuition checks. Trump defended his controversial plan to bring hundreds of thousands of Chinese students into the country on Monday, declaring, "I know what MAGA wants better than anybody else." And apparently, what MAGA wants is to subsidize struggling universities, because "America First" depends on foreign cash. — Read the rest The post Trump says MAGA requires Chinese tuition money appeared first on Boing Boing.
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