China asks the US to lift student restrictions

One of the most appealing aspects of former President Donald Trump’s political identity was his stance on immigration. Since launching his campaign for the 2016 election, the former Republican president emphasized the need to reduce immigration levels and control the flow of foreigners in the US to protect national security and sovereignty.

Therefore, during his term as leader of the White House, his administration pursued a myriad of strategies and action plans aimed at restricting and limiting immigration in general, both legal and illegal, which undoubtedly affected all kinds of foreign populations, from people seeking international protection through humanitarian programs, to highly skilled workers, international students and family members of American citizens.

Adding to that, former President Trump and his cabinet were particularly focused on limiting immigration from certain territories such as China. To give a specific example, in 2020, Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation banning the issuance of visas for certain Chinese students and researchers. At the time, the Trump administration explained that this rule would help the country protect its intellectual, technological and military property.

Now, it is quite evident that the current administration of the US has a different stance on immigration in general and is focused on removing Trump’s restrictions on the immigration system. Because of this, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman recently called on the Biden administration to lift the limitations implemented by the Trump administration on Chinese students.

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Chinese students to file lawsuit over travel restrictions

Shortly after the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman’s statement, the US Embassy spokesman in Beijing stated that certain restrictions on student visas are necessary to prevent China from taking sensitive information to develop its own military intelligence, but that these restrictions only affect a fairly small percentage of Chinese students.

However, international students affected by these limitations clearly do not feel the same way and state that if the US maintains these restrictions on Chinese students, it means that it could expand them to include all kinds of immigration processes in the future.

In fact, a group of Chinese students, whose visa applications have been denied under Trump’s restrictions, and who were planning to complete their higher education in North America, are preparing to file a lawsuit against the US government.

The students involved, mostly students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields plan to raise between $750,000 and $1 million in order to legally challenge the US administration for the limitations imposed on certain Chinese students.

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