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|June 01, 2025
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SNS: In a troubling turn of policy, the United States has moved to halt student visa appointments and tighten its social media scrutiny of international applicants.
While the official rationale leans on the well-worn justification of national security, the deeper implications for global education, civil liberties, and international trust are far more insidious. For decades, American universities have stood as beacons of global learning, drawing students from every continent not just for their academic rigour, but for their promise of open inquiry and pluralism.
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