tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post5291186095249019893..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Self-DeportingClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-91727636043118584602017-02-07T07:56:14.451-07:002017-02-07T07:56:14.451-07:00I've seen my international-student facebook fr...I've seen my international-student facebook friends commenting about their fears on posts where someone is passing off as "upcoming policy" their imaginings that Trump will void <i>all</i> F1/F2 and J1/J2 visas for non-citizens studying at US universities. <br /><br />It made me ponder what sort of deluded or evil person you would have to be -- to deliberately scare people with such stories.<br /><br />When I was abroad as a student there was always a little fear buried that some small change in my host-government's policy, or some paperwork glitch for my scholarship funds at an inopportune time, would mess up my annual visa renewal and interrupt or end my studies. So I can understand that a change of government that brings many unknowns will heighten that fear.<br /><br />But I've no doubt from what I've seen that malevolent people are deliberately stoking those sorts of fears with tall tales that are obviously hogwash to me, but would not necessarily be to those less familiar with US language and culture.DOuglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12175556572806781789noreply@blogger.com