Tramp Attacks University – Foreign Students in Fear – The World

Conflict of Donald Tramp and Elite American Universities Colombia and Harvard escalated after Harvarda rejected the Chief of President for alleged « Anti-Semitism, Marxism, Levic. » And other « diseases », as Tramp literally expressed. He imposed these accusations against Colombia and Harvard due to pricked demonstrations that were held in these universities some time, and during which there were attacks on Jewish faith students. Tramp universities accuses that they did not do enough to stop these protests and protecting Jews students.

It uses one rule to which universities can be abolished by income tax benefit if they act discriminatory towards a minority. That would specifically Harvard, the oldest and richest university in the United States, could cost two billion dollars a year. Rector Harvard Alan Garber rejected those charges and the president accused of violations of the civil and constitution of guaranteed rights.

In doing so, this conflict could hit the weakest links in the academic chain – foreign students who are now fearing that visas and scholarships could be denied.

The country of freedom which is no longer?

One foreign student from one American University in a statement for DW says it fears from the moment they will have to extend their student visa. « I’m a freshman who arrived in the US expecting opportunities, but also challenges that I will not compromise my freedoms as an individual’s country, » says that of the United States to the « Earth of Free ».

He adds that he must now apply the autocensure after he received an I-mail from the Faculty Administration, where it warns him to criticize the Tramp administration. « In the country I’m coming, it is dangerous to be a journalist, but now it seems more dangerous to be a journalist in the United States, » he told DW that student who wanted to remain anonymous.

Rahan Kapur, Vice President of the Association of Foreign Students, His Association organizes informative talks for those students who fear that, if they travel somewhere outside the United States, could be denied re-entering that country.

« Many foreign students will not travel home this summer, because they don’t want anything to go into danger, » Kapur says.

Fear of refusing visas

These fears may not be unjustified at all, assess in the Nafs, a non-profit organization that deals with international exchange of students and monitors the situation with the issuance of student visas.

This organization has data on at least 1,300 cases reported from mid-March by mid-April and who worked or rejecting the extension of visa or deletion from Sevis, the government register of foreign students or students to exchange. « What we notice is the complete absence of any transparency in the process of refusing visas or explanations for refusing visas, » Nafsa’s website.

There is not only a risk of refusal to extend the visa, but also of the case with Mahmud Halil, which was organized by Rumajsa Ozturk, because she did not like how she reacted to the Human Rights in the Gaza Strip.

Especially failed protests since last summer, which, partly, violently broke out at many American universities, now give the new authority to conflict with the University Administration accusing them of anti-Semitism.

Some call to go out to the streets

Donald tramp attacks at universities caused resistance and outside the academic sector. Former Republican politician Džamal Bouman has recently participated in student protests in Washington and that occasion that the ratio of tramp administration towards the academic world is also a symbol of his wider policy.

« The more uneducated, it’s easier to manipulate them. The tramp and conservative ‘project 2025’, which we are reading, because we are thinking, because it gives them more power, while we take the power, » Bouman said.

He was invited by students wide now to go out to the streets to send a signal to the ruling. « We need everyone to retaliate, because democracy and humanity in danger, » that Republican politician concluded.