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Re:U.S. backs down in fight with Harvard, MIT over student v... by nine_zeros on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @04:08PM (#23837139)
> The courts proved exactly the opposite. The system of checks and balances worked. I don't follow your assertion.

The courts worked as a balance. But they can only do as much as the laws allow. The tendency of the executive is heard loud and clear. No serious student would want to jeopardize their lives in an environment and society that displays xenophobia.

I cannot explain it much better than this https://themargins.substack.com/p/the-international-student-...

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Re:U.S. backs down in fight with Harvard, MIT over student v... by SpicyLemonZest on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @04:12PM (#23837189)
I'm not disputing that it's bad, but I'm not really convinced it's the death of American international student programs either. A student looking for a country with no xenophobia is bound to be disappointed no matter where they go. The article you referenced seems to largely agree with my perspective, noting that "there are still millions of people who’d do anything to come to this country".
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