EDUCATION BEYOND BORDERS : AMERICA AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
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Education and America are as intricately associated as they can be. For the most valid reasons, the American universities are a Utopian dream for every student aiming for international education. Of course, the education sector of America has always been thriving with incredible diversity and we all know how diversity is directly proportional to a great deal of learning and rising above differences. This is not just limited to students pursuing Master's and Ph.D. alone, though. The education sector is also burgeoning with International faculty. In what must have been one of the greatest achievements for America, it is safe to admit that the universities have been particularly instrumental in building leaders of the future.
In the academic year of 2015-16, the American universities have admitted more than a million international students. Unfortunately, this is going for a toss with Trump's latest executive order that restricts citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen from entering the USA for 90 days and regulates Syrians indefinitely. This order has also put a stop to all the refugee immigration to the USA for 120 days. Although this order is temporarily on hold after a federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order on enforcement of the ban, the American universities are already witnessing the aftereffects of the order. Considering the scenario, it'll prove to be challenging for entering state universities or join them as faculty. In fact, performing research and returning back to the universities if they leave are some of the many conundrums that the universities, students, and faculty are dealing with, right now. However, at the dawn of 13th February, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and 17 other Ivy-League universities have filed lawsuits that challenge Trump's Immigration order. This lawsuit has explicitly made it clear that the order creates a consequential hardship for valued scholars, faculty, and international students.
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The strength and the quality of the education will unquestionably possess a threat because of the lack of contributions from international folks. Incidentally, the American universities have always openly embraced ethnic and cultural diversities as they foster excellent teaching, innovative research, and remarkable intellectual growth. So, this lawsuit stresses the importance of international students and faculty, and why they must be allowed to be a part of the American universities. Having seen the success of international diversity up close, where the American Universities have been successful enough to produce students who have become leaders in their home countries, it is highly plausible that the world altogether might face an issue in developing global leaders if the order becomes a reality.
Luckily enough, the USA universities are fighting truly hard to protect the best interests of the international students and faculty. What is called as an outrage is actually a revolution with the USA's best lawyers calling together their forces to fight the order and safeguard international diversity! The US Constitution has also stepped into the picture. The checks and balances provided by this sacred US document to prevent Trump from turning America into an Autocracy, are once again proving that education and knowledge are above and beyond any borders.
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