Sec. Rubio Will Slash Chinese Student Visas

Secretary Marco Rubio holds a meet and greet with employees and families of U.S. Embassy San Jose in San Jose, Costa Rica, February 4, 2025. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)

Should America be educating the future leaders of the Chinese Communist Party? The obvious answer is no. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is preparing to cancel the visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.” Newsmax reports:

Rubio said in his announcement posted on X that the government will “aggressively” revoke visas for students from China, which is the second-largest country of origin for international students in the United States, behind only India. In the 2023-24 school year, more than 270,000 international students were from China, making up roughly a quarter of all foreign students in the United States.

On Tuesday, Rubio halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for international students as the department prepares guidelines for increased vetting of their activity on social media. The announcements from the State Department added to uncertainty for America’s international students, who have faced intensifying scrutiny from President Donald Trump’s administration.

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