US Cancels Over 1,000 Visas For Chinese Nationals September 11, 2020 US Cancels Over 1,000 Visas For Chinese Nationals2020-09-112020-09-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/china-e1599852858757.jpg200px200px Above photo: Some 360,000 Chinese nationals study in the United States, bringing in significant revenue to US colleges. Roman Pilipey/EPA. The United States has revoked visas for more than 1,000 Chinese nationals under a May 29 presidential proclamation to suspend entry from China of students and researchers deemed security risks, according to the US Department of State. The acting head of the US Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, said earlier that Washington was blocking visas “for certain Chinese graduate students and researchers […]
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Chinese students whose visas were revoked by the US were persecuted for political reasons, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said, adding that Beijing reserves the right to respond to the move. The visa move by Washington amounts to “outright political persecution and racial discrimination” of Chinese students and a violation of their human rights, the ministry’s spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said. The revocation of visas and other anti-Chinese steps by the US “run counter to its self-proclaimed openness and freedom,” he added. The spokesman urged Washington to “immediately stop its unreasonable restrictions and suppression of Chinese students.” Beijing “reserves the right to […]
Washington has banned certain Chinese graduate students and researchers from entering the US to supposedly protect “sensitive” research from being “appropriated” by Beijing, as relations between the two nations continue to sour. Adding to mounting tensions, the US has once again accused China of attempts to get its hands on America’s state-of-the-art technologies and innovations, including coronavirus research, as it continued its crackdown on students and academics who it says might be linked to the Chinese Army. Also on rt.com FBI hunts for ‘Chinese military spies’ all across US as Pompeo calls for global crusade against Beijing “We are blocking visas […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107860/87/1078608724_0:320:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e8174d04c6b78214d16c2824faa5cc98.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009091080413702-us-has-revoked-over-1000-visas-to-chinese-nationals-over-alleged-military-ties—state-department/ The US has revoked more than 1,000 visas belonging to Chinese nationals linked to The People’s Liberation Army, according to Wednesday statements issued by a US State Department spokesperson. “We continue to welcome legitimate students and scholars from China who do not further the Chinese Communist Party’s goals of military dominance,” the spokesperson expressed in an email to Reuters. Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expounded on the administration’s decision amid his 2020 State of the Homeland Speech on Wednesday. “We are blocking visas for certain Chinese graduate students and researchers with ties […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order preventing federal agencies from hiring foreign workers via H-1B visas. In addition, Trump fired two federal executives for outsourcing US jobs and “betraying” Americans. Trump’s order, signed on Monday, requires federal agencies to prioritize US citizens and Green Card holders before outsourcing labor to foreign workers – who can come to the US on H-1B visas. Use of these visas is common in the tech sector, and 180,000 of them were issued last year, according to State Department statistics. Government agencies will now be required to conduct an internal audit to make sure […]
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Last year, Indians received 72% of H-1B visas. Thousands who’d planned to immigrate to the U.S. this year must scrap or delay their plans. But some suggest the freeze may work to India’s advantage. (Image credit: Pawan Kumar/Reuters) Source link
New Delhi (Sputnik): In February 2020, when the coronavirus had just started to spread outside China, India spent millions of dollars to welcome US President Donald Trump on his maiden visit to the South Asian country. At the time, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi displayed his bonhomie with POTUS in all its glory. In light of the economic and job crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump has officially suspended the issuing of H-1B visas, which are popular among Indian IT professionals, along with other international work visas, until the end of the year 2020. The decision, which has […]
The Trump Administration announced on Monday it is suspending five classes of work visas, including H-1B visas through the end of 2020 in an effort to open jobs to Americans. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs over the last few months due to the Coronavirus lockdown orders. Trump is working to get Americans back to work by extending the Coronavirus-related immigration ban originally announced in April. Via the Washington Examiner: TRENDING: Crazy Woman Who Banned Her State from Buying Seeds and Punished Barbers Now Wants a Bailout from Trump Trump will extend the 60-day halt he took April 22 toward […]
President Trump speaks before signing an executive order to tighten the rules for technology companies seeking to bring highly skilled foreign workers to the U.S. on April 18, 2017, at Snap-On Tools in Kenosha, Wis. Kiichiro Sato/AP hide caption toggle caption Kiichiro Sato/AP President Trump speaks before signing an executive order to tighten the rules for technology companies seeking to bring highly skilled foreign workers to the U.S. on April 18, 2017, at Snap-On Tools in Kenosha, Wis. Kiichiro Sato/AP President Trump is expected to sign an order as soon as Saturday to suspend H-1B, L-1 and other temporary work visas […]