Just look at the UK for the last few years if you want a case study on what happens when you make it harder to recruit international students. Lots of good people, courses and departments axed due to visa changes and the effect of fiscal drag on a fixed price, combined with a weakened economy.
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zlatiah@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Disclaimer, was an international student for many years, not a law expert
I think realistically, an administration has many ways to make it incredibly difficult to recruit international students even without a blanket ban…
Such as making overseas visa applications even more difficult (it already happened between US-China during Trump’s first term), making legislation that require more from unis if they have international students, general societal xenophobia, …
I’m not sure if an actual blanket ban would be permitted under US law though
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nick@midwest.social 2 days ago
Does this administration seem overly concerned about following the us laws to you?
zlatiah@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Absolutely not. There is a reason I’m personally noping out of the US and told every international person at my former workplace to do the same so…