| From: Thomas M. | 11/11/2025 6:35:39 PM | | | | | | New Immigration Rule Will End Or Restrict Student Practical Training
An upcoming Trump administration rule is expected to end or restrict Optional Practical Training for international students. The immigration rule, listed on the public regulatory agenda, could appear before the end of the year or in the first half of 2026. It would be the latest measure that critics say is aimed at discouraging international students from coming to the United States and working after graduation. The rule would contradict the sentiments Donald Trump expressed in 2024, when he said on a podcast he wanted all international students to stay and work in America.
Optional Practical Training allows international students to work for 12 months in their field of study before or after completing their course requirements. STEM OPT allows students to gain practical experience through working an additional 24 months (beyond OPT) in a science, technology, engineering or math field. For many immigration opponents, ending OPT and STEM OPT is primarily about preventing international students from obtaining H-1B status. The Bush administration favored granting international students an additional 24 months on STEM OPT to improve their chances in the annual H-1B lottery. Approximately 250,000 students work on OPT and STEM OPT each year.
A rule placed on the DHS regulatory agenda would change Optional Practical Training. “The proposed rule will better align practical training to the goals and objectives of the program while providing more clarity to the public,” according to the rule’s abstract. “The proposed rule will amend existing regulations to address fraud and national security concerns, protect U.S. workers from being displaced by foreign nationals, and enhance the Student and Exchange Visitor Program’s capacity to oversee the program.” While Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responsible for issuing the rule, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is viewed as the driving force behind it.
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| To: bustersmith who wrote (354649) | 11/11/2025 7:09:58 PM | | From: Thomas M. | | | | BBC doctored video footage to slander Trump.
It took all those right wing people to bring about consequences for the fraud? The rest of BBC was OK with the fraud?
That speaks volumes about BBC's rotten culture.
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