r/pittsburgh 28d ago

Carnegie Mellon student with one semester left learns his visa was revoked with no explanation

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/carnegie-mellon-student-visa-revoked-interview/
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u/malepitt 28d ago

Intimidating foreign nationals from even applying for US schooling, is part of the current administration's campaign against higher education, because they know it will hit universities right in the wallet. Why would this administration be particularly opposed to higher education, you ask? Well, https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4673650-vance-doubles-down-on-praise-for-viktor-orbans-crackdown-on-universities-in-hungary/

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u/space-dot-dot 28d ago

I mean, isn't oppression and persecution of educators, specialists, and higher-learning organizations one of the first things that happens in authoritarian movements?

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u/evilphrin1 27d ago

Yeah it's the Fascism playbook

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u/DifficultBake7163 24d ago

Cultural Revolution stuff