Social Media vetting for student visas
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This would be scary if it wasn’t pointless (after the current class of applicants anyway).
BREAKING: The Trump administration has ordered U.S. embassies worldwide to halt visa interviews for foreign students ahead of a new social media screening policy.
Over 1 million new foreign students come to the U.S. each year, contributing over $40 billion to the economy.
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Stuff like this has such a chilling effect on tourism. I know a bunch of Canadians who just don't want to bother with the border any more.
@xenon said in Social Media vetting for student visas:
Stuff like this has such a chilling effect on tourism. I know a bunch of Canadians who just don't want to bother with the border any more
Tariff bluster, canceled visas, and enhanced screening at border crossings and other checkpoints may be pushing foreigners to put a pin in their plans to visit the U.S. this year. The impacts could ripple through America’s economy.
A 10% drop in international tourism this year—based on the decline in foreign visitors to the U.S. by air in March—could cost America $23 billion in gross domestic product and the equivalent of roughly 230,000 jobs, according to estimates from Implan chief economist Jennifer Thorvaldson.
