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After ordering U.S. embassies and consulates to stop scheduling<\/a> student visa interviews for international students, the Trump administration is also weighing putting a 15 percent cap<\/a> on the enrollment of international students.<\/p>\n

A U.S. official said the halt is temporary. <\/p>\n

The State Department is also weighing the expansion of “social media screening and vetting” for applicants.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters Wednesday, President Trump said the expansive screening would determine if foreign students<\/a> were “troublemakers” and wants to ensure that any admitted students are those who “love our country.”<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with NewsNation, former Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who served under former President Obama, said the administration’s move was the opposite of its “Make America Great Again” slogan.<\/p>\n

“We attract the best and brightest students from around the world, and we only help ourselves,” Duncan said. “These are future innovators, job creators, entrepreneurs.”<\/p>\n

He added, “These are researchers who can help us find the next cure for cancer, and to lose their talent and expertise is extraordinarily disturbing.”<\/p>\n

The former Education chief also noted that it puts the country in a “very bad position,” and even though it is a temporary decision, it could leave a “chilling effect” on the U.S. that could last for a long time. <\/p>\n

He said it could deter international students and even U.S.-born students from applying to certain colleges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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