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Student Visa Changes Indicated Under Biden

Madeline Joung

   [1]Immigration rules for international students at U.S. colleges and
   universities have undergone multiple changes during the Trump
   administration. In his transition plan, President-elect Joe Biden
   proposes changing some of them to loosen visa restrictions.

   Biden, projected as winner of the November 3 presidential election,
   does not specifically refer to undergraduate foreign students in his
   [2]"Plan for Securing Our Values as a Nation of Immigrants," at
   JoeBiden.com.

   But he says he will increase the number of visas for "permanent,
   employment-based immigration -- and promote mechanisms to temporarily
   reduce the number of visas during times of high U.S. unemployment."

   Foreign students identify barriers to permanent employment
   opportunities in the United States as a reason some do not pick America
   as an education destination, according to the Institute for
   International Education (IIE).

References

   1. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/study.html
   2. https://joebiden.com/immigration/

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