Going Nuclear on Higher Ed
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Trump considered dropping a nuclear weapon on US higher education earlier this year…
The Trump administration almost dealt a massive blow to the U.S.-China relationship, the fallout of which would have critically wounded the U.S. higher education industry. According to the Financial Times, the Trump administration considered rejecting all visa applications by Chinese students. The proposal was spearheaded by Stephen Miller, whom many suspect of driving a nationalist agenda on immigration. This was on top of the new restrictions and requirements placed earlier this year on students working in fields of science and engineering.