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> They cited time zone differences, unreliable or state-managed Internet and armed conflict in some of the students’ homelands. I think it would be enlightenin
by ebg13 6y ago
> They cited time zone differences, unreliable or state-managed Internet and armed conflict in some of the students’ homelands.
I think it would be enlightening to see transcripts of the moments where each side said something convincing to the other.
Like...did Harvard representatives walk in and say "You know that this shit matters, right?" and then did the US representatives say "Oh shit. You're right. We never even thought of that." ? Or was there more to it?
There has to be more to it than that, right? "Struck a deal" implies that both sides gave something. So what did both sides give? Or did the US just walk back a move made without any foresight whatsoever when someone asked if they'd thought about the consequences?
- ergocoder 6y agoIt probably something like " these foreign students bring billions of dollars to US". We'd really like to keep these customers.
- nine_zeros 6y agoThe ideal me hopes it was because someone at ICE had a humane heart. Someone who read through the outrage and uproar, internalized the problem and convinced everyone that they needed to rescind this. But given their actions over the past 4 years and the general cruelty of Trump administration, I'm leaning towards "a deal" or rather someone in Trump admin realizing its hurting their voter base.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoIt's pretty plausible IMO that someone in the administration just told SEVP "hey, colleges are gonna reopen in the fall" and they didn't check to see if it was true.
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