While the Trump administration has embroiled the U.S. in an all-out trade war because of what it says are unfair trade deficits, it is simultaneously causing irrevocable harm to our most valuable export: education.

For nearly a month, at college campuses across the country, hundreds of international students’ visas were abruptly terminated. This sudden shift in policy — just as suddenly reversed this week, and with just as little explanation — is making our international students increasingly anxious about their future hopes and dreams.

Prospective foreign students have started questioning whether they should go elsewhere to study. These bright, young students are not going to stop learning, innovating and changing the world because we don’t provide a secure environment — they are just going to stop doing it here.

There are over 1 million international students in the U.S., the majority of whom pay hefty tuition to study here. They are a boon to America because of the businesses and innovations they create that help keep this country at the forefront of science and technology. Still others........

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