Foreign students are a huge source of funds for American colleges and universities because they usually pay the full tuition tab. Nothing wrong with that, but those students (and the governments behind them) can turn out to be problematic.
In today’s Martin Center article, Neetu Arnold of NAS argues that schools should be more circumspect regarding their enrollment.
She writes:
International students can pose serious risks to American universities, whether through importing foreign tribal grievances into campus politics or by being unwitting vectors of influence for adversarial governments. Lawmakers around the country are grappling with how to address these issues in a way that balances the benefits of international student enrollment with the costs.
What to do?
Arnold observes that higher-ed officials can’t be trusted to handle this. They are too prone to laxity when it comes to foreign students. To them, the money is more important than other considerations. State legislators need to act.
One move would be to end DEI. Many schools now include foreign students in their “diversity” goals. Solution: Get rid of such goals.
Read the whole thing.