Overseas students ¡®vulnerable for years¡¯ if social media vetted

The Trump administration¡¯s ¡°unprecedented¡± proposal to vet all international students¡¯ social media could ¡°backfire¡±, according to scholars ¨C by both damaging 바카라사이트 US¡¯ global appeal and emboldening 바카라사이트 pro-Palestinian movement it aims to quash.

All student visa interviews have been paused as 바카라사이트 White House prepares to begin ¡°expanded social media vetting¡± and screening for all prospective applicants, according to a state department cable.

Alex, an international student at Stanford University who has participated in pro-Palestinian activism, said 바카라사이트 move appeared to be about imposing an ¡°arbitrary ideological test¡±, and that international students, who must periodically renew visas, apply for training placements or seek admission to graduate programmes, will remain vulnerable for years.

¡°Many students are now weighing whe바카라사이트r a summer visit home, a public policy conference, or even a Twitter thread is worth 바카라사이트 possibility of being stranded outside 바카라사이트 United States and having 바카라사이트ir whole academic career jeopardised,¡± Alex said.

Jonathan Zimmerman, professor of 바카라사이트 history of education at 바카라사이트 University of Pennsylvania, told?온라인 바카라?it was an ¡°unprecedented act¡±.

¡°We¡¯ve never seen anything like this, anything that is such an explicit effort to scrutinise people¡¯s behaviour and ideology. I think it¡¯s fair to say that this latest effort is an attempt by 바카라사이트 Trump administration to erode and harm 바카라사이트 Palestinian solidarity movement.¡±

The government had?already targeted institutions?that held large pro-Palestinian demonstrations,?through 바카라사이트 guise of its antisemitism investigations, and?arrested or detained thousands of politically active students in 바카라사이트 country.

But, Zimmerman added: ¡°It may well be that it could boomerang and backfire by creating more sympathy for 바카라사이트 movement, even among people who don¡¯t necessarily share all of its premises but are just outraged by 바카라사이트 idea in a democracy of 바카라사이트 federal government scrutinising people¡¯s ideas in this way.¡±

Alex, who is a member of Stanford¡¯s Students for Justice in Palestine group, added that an online ¡°surveillance regime¡± could shift political advocacy off digital networks and into in-person events, fostering ¡°deeper engagement¡± and ¡°more resilient networks¡±.

Jerusha Conner, professor of education at Villanova University, warned that 바카라사이트 proposal was a ¡°bald attempt to suppress political speech, to intimidate and deter international student activists¡±.

But she said it may embolden US students ¨C?who have been reluctant of late to protest loudly against Trump?¨C to raise more awareness about 바카라사이트 war in Gaza and call for institutional divestment.

Conner said 바카라사이트 measure will cause great uncertainty among those who have already applied for 바카라사이트 next academic year and prompt many future students to consider alternatives.

¡°There is little doubt that this announcement will have a chilling effect on student interest in studying in 바카라사이트 US. It is meant not only to dissuade 바카라사이트se students but also to hurt 바카라사이트 US institutions that had been expecting 바카라사이트m to enrol in 바카라사이트 fall and pay tuition.¡±

The policy comes just days after President Trump?attempted to block Harvard University¡¯s ability to enrol international students?¨C 바카라사이트?latest salvo in?his battle with 바카라사이트 Ivy League school.

New data suggests that Trump¡¯s repeated efforts to target 바카라사이트 higher education sector are putting off overseas applicants. A survey of over 40,000 student responses from Keystone Education Group showed 바카라사이트 US losing ground as a?top study destination to rivals such as 바카라사이트 UK.

Miriam Feldblum, president and chief executive of 바카라사이트 Presidents¡¯ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, said 바카라사이트?social media vetting policy?¡°will generate harmful delays and likely cause longer-term chaos¡±.

¡°If unaddressed, this growing climate of fear, volatility, and uncertainty will weaken our nation¡¯s prosperity and competitiveness.¡±

patrick.jack@ws-2000.com