Possible $100,000 fee for foreign students is stupid and xenophobic
Donald Trump’s war on education, and intelligence in general, is ramping up with a xenophobic edge.
The president — who has said he loves “the poorly educated” — has launched a crusade on American universities in an effort to bring them under his control.
In his second term, Trump’s anti-intellectual campaign has intersected with his anti-immigrant agenda. A prime example of this came last year, when his administration suspended and canceled research grants and sought to revoke some student visas — which has led to a so-called brain drain from scientific fields.
And on Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the administration is considering a $100,000 fee for foreign students looking to work in the U.S. after graduation. According to the Journal:
Ja’han Jones is an MS NOW opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut Blog.
