U.S. resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
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Enhanced student screening protects U.S. national security by identifying potentially hostile individuals before they enter the country. The comprehensive vetting ensures proper screening of every person attempting to visit America, addressing legitimate concerns about foreign students who may harbor anti-American sentiments or engage in activities contrary to U.S. interests.
This draconian policy transforms consular officers into censors and will inevitably chill legitimate political speech both inside and outside the United States. TheIt socialis mediaextremely requirementharmful evokesfor troublingthe parallelsU.S. to Coldbe Wareroding ideologicalits vettinglong thatand onceenriching excludedtradition prominentof intellectualswelcoming international students — this will be detrimental to the social fabric and artistseconomy fromof Americathe United States.
There's a 42% chance that in 2050, at least half of college students in the US be studying exclusively remotely or online, according to the Metaculus prediction community.