Trump's Next Trade War Target: Chinese Students at Elite Schools

Re:Trump's Next Trade War Target: Chinese Students at Elite ... by the_svd_doctor on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @02:11AM (#20092364)

No, there is no such a rule.

F-1 VISA are _typically_ granted for 5 years, but PhDs may be longer (6 or even more). Once your VISA expires, and if you go home, you need to reapply for a new one.

For some (a small fraction through), VISA are granted for 1 year or are single entry. Those categories of students sometimes chose not to leave the country, for the risk of getting their VISA denied (and, hence, their whole studies and everything with it) is too high (since they got a short in the first place). This is very common thinking within Chinese or Iranian communities.

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Re:Trump's Next Trade War Target: Chinese Students at Elite ... by ETHisso2017 on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @02:43AM (#20092497)

This is depressingly inhumane. Why is there no advocacy around the issue?

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Re:Trump's Next Trade War Target: Chinese Students at Elite ... by berbec on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @07:27AM (#20093908)

The current political climate has immigrants being the punching bag for every ill of society: drugs, gangs, unemployment, you name it. Pushing for legislation in the area is a non-starter for any politician that wants to get reelected.

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Re:Trump's Next Trade War Target: Chinese Students at Elite ... by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @08:11AM (#20094175)

Because bureaucratic injustice committed against (typically) rich foreigners aren't exactly high up the priority list for most Americans.

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