The White House engaged in serious discussions to consider the possibility of banning Chinese students from studying at American universities and colleges… The idea that Chinese people living in the United States could be spies for the Chinese government and that the US government should take action to limit their capacity for such espionage is not only ludicrous but also quite literally the same argument that was used to justify Japanese internment camps during World War II. Less chilling, but equally ludicrous, is the secondary justification that was reportedly used by Stephen Miller and his associates — that the “plan would also hurt elite universities whose staff and students have been highly critical of Mr Trump.” Although it’s true that elite universities would almost certainly suffer from this ban, the idea is the political equivalent of cutting off your nose to spite your face.

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by Christopher Rim, Forbes.

Posted: October 4th, 2018, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.