On June 17, Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Visa Security Act…
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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic former President Donald Trump wisely paused the admissions of many forms of nonimmigrant visas – notably guestworkers (H-1B, H-2B, etc.), but also student visas. Proclamation 9993 barred the entry of nonimmi…
In 2016, an investigative series published by Reuters exposed how the systemic incompetence and individual greed were contributing to the devaluing of higher education. But even the tale of two Americans selling access to college admissions officers th…
The U.S. State Department’s recent move to close the Chinese Consulate General in Houston over concerns of espionage has spurred federal lawmakers to consider new measures that would prevent the entry of known or potential national secu…
In an effort to combat Chinese espionage in the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently launched a nationwide investigation aimed at Chinese student visa holders suspected of having undisclosed Chinese military ties. FBI o…
As part of a broader response to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) cracking down on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, President Trump last Friday issued an executive order that places restrictions on certain Chinese graduate students and research…
A number of American universities and colleges, including several in Texas, Michigan, and Arizona, have decided to restrict student travel to China in the light of concerns raised by government agencies about the potential danger posed by the novel cor…