Iranian MIT student goes home over break, denied return for spring semester

Re:Iranian MIT student goes home over break, denied return f... by WildUtah on Saturday January 28, 2017 @06:12PM (#13510154)

How this effects [sic] this country's current reputation as a place to study, travel, find work, and start families + settle down can't be understated.

That's the intention. The USA is more than a convenient incubator for foreigners. It's a nation responsible for its own future. Quite a lot of Americans don't want foreigners to make plans expecting that the USA will just always be there to fulfill their whims.

A little unpredictability goes a long way in changing your national reputation as an easily exploited doormat.

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Re:Iranian MIT student goes home over break, denied return f... by aomurphy on Saturday January 28, 2017 @06:23PM (#13510242)

I think that being a student here is hardly catering to their whims. She was let in by the University, works there, and studies there. It seems fair to let her continue to do that.

Also, why do you think immigrants are always going to be non-American? My father has lived here for nearly 40 years, pays taxes, pays into SS, and raised my family here. Is he just fulfilling his whims?

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Re:Iranian MIT student goes home over break, denied return f... by ActsJuvenile on Saturday January 28, 2017 @08:36PM (#13511144)

I have hired 70 people for my corporate overlords in multiple countries, and our national policies are pretty much the opposite of exploited doormat.

What I am trying to say is, if you believe USA is "an easily exploited doormat" you need to step out of the echo chamber and diversify your news sources.

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Re:Iranian MIT student goes home over break, denied return f... by Ar-Curunir on Saturday January 28, 2017 @08:31PM (#13511108)

You're just being xenophobic. You do realize that all of America was built up by immigrants, right?

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