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A Cornell University student facing deportation after his visa was revoked because of his campus activism said he decided to leave the United States. 

Momodou Taal, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Gambia, had asked a federal court to halt his detention. But he posted on X late Monday that he didn’t believe a legal ruling in his favor would guarantee his safety or ability to speak out.

“I have lost faith I could walk the streets without being abducted,” Momodou Taal wrote from an unknown location. “Weighing up these options, I took the decision to leave on my own terms.”

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 80 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Foreign students often pay more tuition if I’m not mistaken

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 45 points 3 days ago
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Many times more, in some cases. If foreign students don't come, then schools will have to charge everyone more. And they need a certain amount of normies footing the bill as there just aren't enough rich bitch students to make up the slack. If they price it out of reach of normies they're slowly fucked.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

With a probable closing of Department of Education soon we're also going to see the elimination of Pell Grants probably. So basically colleges are about to be gutted.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Which is the Republicans long held goal. They need less college educate people, not more.

[–] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah they wanted to hurt the elite universities - but they missed their targets and will instead hurt all of the third tier state schools that actually have low enough barriers to cater to everyone.

[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They do, also it's a wider talent pool and more chance of recruiting the best and brightest.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

its mostly because they pay alot more as a non-citizen and out of state, "the best student is usually secondary" its all about the money. as a non-student if you do post bacc at many state university, or 4 year, it cost alot more to attend classes, no discounts compared to be an undergrad.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

and university actively seek them out too, without they suffer financially. in the west state uni are suffering from under-enrollment so much they have to cut back classes and staff as it is, due to the lack of career development job search during covid. this will just add on to that.