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Prairie Gates

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7. The US university system is floated by international students

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 13, 2025, 10:12 AM

Sunday

Exactly correct.

Who would spend full freight at UNC now if they don't know whether their visa will be arbitrarily pulled in a year or two? And yes, that means far fewer North Carolina students or other students looking to go to the prestigious Chapel Hill will be able to do so since financial aid will dry up as the full tuition dollars flee.

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Visas revoked for students at universities in Southern states amid crackdown [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

International students bring in $43 billion a year to the US economy. Irish_Dem Sunday #1

With the loss of foreign students, tuition will likely rise for US students to truly unaffordable levels. Lonestarblue Sunday #5

Yes this is the goal. Irish_Dem Sunday #6

The US university system is floated by international students Prairie Gates Sunday #7

Yes who will want to pay top dollar to go to a US university when they can be deported to a torture prison Irish_Dem Sunday #10

MAGA wants to destroy US colleges IronLionZion Sunday #8

We were told of at least 8 students at Univ of Delaware were affected. nt woodsprite Sunday #2

academics markie Sunday #3

Also at a school in NE Ohio JohnnyRingo Sunday #4

For someone ordinarily verbally proficient, wordstroken Sunday #9

U.N.C., eh? Color me shocked. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sunday #11

Sickening llmart Sunday #12

I also have not been in the area since that time either. OldBaldy1701E Sunday #13

Another attack on American Soft Power SomewhereInTheMiddle Monday #14

When I was in school, foreign students were valued, they were interesting, created diversity and usually very smart Rhiannon12866 Monday #15