A new policy proposed by the Department of Homeland Security would require international students, professors and researchers to limit their stay in the U.S.
Foreign students and other scholars are allowed to stay in the U.S. as long as they are actively pursuing a full-time educational program. The new rule would limit that timeframe to four years and require people to then reapply.
DHS says allowing foreign students to stay “virtually indefinitely” posed safety risks and costs to tax payers. The rule would also limit the time foreign media is allowed to stay in the U.S.
The Presidents Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration — a nonprofit that includes university presidents and chancellors, including Arizona State University’s Michael Crow — says the proposal would put unnecessary barriers on foreign scholars, causing a drain on enrollment and increased immigration backlogs.
A public comment period on the proposed rule is open until Sept. 29.
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