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US Visa Applications Must Be Submitted from Country of Residence or Nationality

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115 points cdipaolo | 4 comments | 07 Sep 25 16:56 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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eterpstra ◴[07 Sep 25 17:17 UTC] No.45160110[source]▶
Can anyone explain a rational political motivation behind this? I realize "less immigrants" is the hand-wavy explanation, but how does this benefit those in charge?
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jeffbee ◴[07 Sep 25 17:19 UTC] No.45160143[source]▶
It aligns with their effort to ruin the economic situation of American universities.
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1. tupac_speedrap ◴[07 Sep 25 17:26 UTC] No.45160223[source]▶
Yes, what America needs now is more students working in the grey economy after their student visa expires.
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2. chillingeffect ◴[07 Sep 25 17:39 UTC] No.45160380[source]▶
We either let them in and grow our economy or compete with them.
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3. jeffbee ◴[07 Sep 25 17:43 UTC] No.45160420[source]▶
Right. It is also rather inconsistent to be the guy who says he is working on the trade imbalance, while simultaneously wrecking one of America's biggest export sectors: education, housing for education, and travel for education.
4. ◴[07 Sep 25 21:48 UTC] No.45162487[source]▶