During Trump’s cabinet meeting on Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeated the Trump administration’s policy on revocation of student visas. Rubio noted that despite the media’s preferred narrative, getting a student visa is not a human right and that no one is entitled to one.
He also stressed the fact that students who are here to study and obtain a degree are welcome, and that it is only the radical ‘lunatic’ students who are dealing with the consequences of a revoked visa.
Transcript via Real Clear Politics:
Every country in the world has to take back people that are illegally in another country. And we have countries that refuse to do it or kind of ignore our calls. All of them are doing it.The ones that are not are paying a price. And we’ve also found cooperation in other countries that are willing to take some of these people, some very dangerous criminals. I know the President of El Salvador will be here next week, has really been a good friend of the United States in that regard.These are some of the worst people you’ll ever encounter. And Pam knows this, and Christine knows this from the work they’re doing. And one last point I want to make, Mr. President – and again, it’s under your leadership, it’s actually under your executive order – if you come to this country as a student, we expect you to go to class and study and get a degree. If you come here to, like, vandalize a library, take over a campus, and do all kinds of crazy things, you know, we’re going to get rid of these people. And we’re going to continue to do it. So when we identify lunatics like these, we take away their student visa.No one’s entitled to a student visa. The press covers student visas like they’re some sort of birthright. No, a student visa is like me inviting you into my home.If you come into my home and put all kinds of crap on my couch, I’m going to kick you out of my house. And so, you know, that’s what we’re doing with our country, thanks to the president.
Here’s the video:
Rubio is exactly right about the media narrative. Over at The Hill, this is being described as a “purge.”
Hundreds of students, dozens of colleges hit by Trump’s visa purge: What to knowHundreds of foreign students at dozens of colleges across the country have had their higher education experience turned upside down as the Trump administration has expanded its immigration crackdown beyond those involved in the pro-Palestinian protests.International students are seeing their visas revoked for infractions as minor as traffic violations, while colleges are having to check immigration databases to find out whether their students are still allowed to be in the country.Ivy League universities, state schools and community colleges have all been impacted as students decide whether to find legal counsel or leave the country before Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) comes for them…An Inside Higher Ed tracker has the number of colleges and universities affected by the visa revocations at more than 80, including public and private institutions in a wide range of locations and sizes.
This is very simple. Students who are here to attend college should have no fear of deportation. It is only the radical element, students who come here to make trouble, take over buildings and destroy who are subject to this policy. It’s called being a good guest.
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