Trump attacks Harvard: entry restrictions for foreign students!

Trump attacks Harvard: entry restrictions for foreign students!

Cambridge, USA - President Donald Trump plans to deny foreign nationals who want to study at the Harvard University to deny the entry into the USA. This measure should initially apply for six months and particularly affects people who want to enter the USA exclusively or mainly for studying Harvard or on exchange programs. The US State Department was instructed to check the visas of foreign students already in the United States. Exceptions only apply to people whose entry is in national interest, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio put it. Trump justifies the measure with the need to protect national security and to hold the universities to combat misconduct from foreign students. op-online.de is reported that Harvard is accused of an unsuitable goal for foreign students and To be a researcher.

In addition to the entry restrictions, the US Ministry of Department Harvard has asked Harvard to provide affidavit to refute the withdrawal of certification. Homeland Protection Minister Kristi Noem has accused Harvard of disregarding the American population and the advantages that are associated with public financing. It claims that the university promotes an environment that endangers students and spread hatred against America. Harvard has to change in order to continue to be able to participate in American programs, as Noem demands. Spiegel.de

HARVARD is dependent on certification for the "Student and Exchange Visitor Information System" (SEVIS), a database of the Ministry of Homeland Protection, which serves to manage the enrollment of international students. A loss of access to Sevis could lead to the deportation of international students who are not enrolled at another university or adapt their status. Around 6,800 international students are registered at Harvard at the current time, including 550 from Germany, which makes up for around 27% of the total student body. The financial contributions of these international students are an essential part of Harvard's budget. Tagesschau.de emphasizes that the Trump government for an allegedly failed ideology and for the failure criticizes with anti-Semitism to handle the campus.

The controversy around Harvard and the Trump government raise questions as to whether the political measures are used as an excuse to put pressure on left-wing institutions. Representatives of the government have also promised funding of around $ 450 million, which Harvard could possibly be withdrawn, in addition to $ 2.2 billion of grants already on ice. Critics argue that such measures are primarily aimed at sanctioning the university without presenting clear evidence of the accusations made.