Groups denounce Trump’s attack on Chinese students

The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Friday demanded details from the Trump administration about how it plans to “aggressively revoke visas” from Chinese students.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday night his intentions to rescind the visas of those students including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party.

The lawmakers agreed but questioned the lack of criteria to determine who should be expelled fearing “innocent students will be caught up in this ordeal.”

International students contribute nearly $44 billion to the U.S. economy and over 375,000 jobs in the 23-24 academic year, according to CAPAC.

The Asian American Scholar Forum which advocates for the rights and recognition of Asian American scholars urged lawmakers to “reject fear-driven restriction” in favor of “fairness, freedom and excellence.”

The Asian Law Caucus agreed calling the action from the White House “a dangerous escalation of discriminatory policies,” while the Committee of 100 representing top Chinese American leaders said the policy would lead to every Chinese student to be treated as a “security threat.”

Finally, two legal groups- Advancing Justice -AAJC said Rubio’s statement is “rooted in racist ideas” while the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund called the policy a “new red scare.”