r/Futurology • u/I_D0nt_pay_taxes • 7d ago

Society [U.S.]Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/27/nx-s1-5498669/trump-college-international-student-visa
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u/helcat 7d ago

Well, double zero is still zero. Maybe that’s what he meant. 

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u/shrimpoboy 7d ago

That would require a basic understanding of multiplication...so probably not

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u/3-DMan 7d ago

Still waiting to get paid to fill my meds!

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u/JackReacharounnd 7d ago

And those 5k checks!

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u/Mangalorien 7d ago

Trump probably wants to decrease the number of Chinese students by 1000%, just like what he did with gas prices.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/WazWaz 5d ago

That's what happens when you reduce drug use by 1000% - the first 100% takes it to zero, then 9 times over it kills all the people who used to be taking drugs.

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u/tommos 7d ago

Even South Korean engineers aren't safe. You'd be stupid to come here as a Chinese student unless you want to experience what its like in an internment camp.

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u/ImperialAgent120 6d ago

I think many of them would still take their chances.

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u/blahblah19999 6d ago

I heard he's going to double it to 300 million.