The People v.s Trump: International students and universities
President Trump announced not long ago a temporary ban on all international student visas as long as the classes imparted at their respective universities were taken at its totality through an online platform. This strategy was merely another attempt of the already fractured American government to impose its ideology over the private educational institutions; international students were threatened with deportation if they didn't comply with the policy. Once again, the excessive protectionism inherited by a poor democratic process is clashing with the American dream. President Trump lost the 2016 popular elections against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, but as we know, this loss was only on paper, since the system of electors prevalent in the U.S saved the Republican and earned him the seat of the Oval Office. This means one thing and one thing only, most Americans didn't support Trump in the first place and it's more than likely that that support has done nothing but to decay with the recent social struggles and the pandemic, both matters that Trump has dealt with horribly.
The American electoral system, together with the "two-party" system, has proven useless one more time. But this new "international student" policy holds another issue within: the lack of an effective central government. This new policy seeks to force universities into taking part-online-part-in body classes. Trump wishes nothing more than to reopen the American economy and establish the pre-pandemic order once again, and for that, he needs to transmit a feeling of normality to his citizens. What better sign that the students going back to normal academic schedules?
I believe the universities took a correct approach by suing the central government and forcing them to withdraw this absurd policy, especially now that the number of infectees in North America continues to grow. To fall into ideological discussions during times of emergency seems dangerous and evokes an image of instability to the people.
The American electoral system, together with the "two-party" system, has proven useless one more time. But this new "international student" policy holds another issue within: the lack of an effective central government. This new policy seeks to force universities into taking part-online-part-in body classes. Trump wishes nothing more than to reopen the American economy and establish the pre-pandemic order once again, and for that, he needs to transmit a feeling of normality to his citizens. What better sign that the students going back to normal academic schedules?
I believe the universities took a correct approach by suing the central government and forcing them to withdraw this absurd policy, especially now that the number of infectees in North America continues to grow. To fall into ideological discussions during times of emergency seems dangerous and evokes an image of instability to the people.
I think the law of sending international students back to their birth countries shouldn't be done because lots of students have made a great effort to study on the united states and they shouldn't be forced to leave, also lots of countries still have their borders closed so many students would not be able to go to their homes.
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