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Former US President Donald Trump says he will ensure foreign students get automatic green cards after graduation from universities in the country if he returns to the White House.<\/p>\n
Trump, who is eyeing a return to the White House, spoke in a podcast aired on Thursday and hosted by David Sacks, a Silicon Valley investor who backs the former president\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n
Repeating his frequent criticisms of how high levels of immigration are an \u201cinvasion of our country,\u201d\u00a0 Trump made a shocking turn when Jason Calacanis, another investor who hosts the podcast, asked him to promise that his policies would not restrict the country\u2019s ability to attract the brightest minds.<\/p>\n
Calacanis based his request on the country\u2019s need for skilled workers, noting that immigrants comprise a higher percentage of talented recruits.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do promise, but I happen to agree, and that is why I promised,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I want to do and what I will do is \u2014 you graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country, and that includes junior colleges.\u201d
\n\u201cAnybody who graduates from a college you go in there for two years or four years, if you graduate or you get a doctorate degree from a college \u2014you should be able to stay in this country.\u201d
\nHours after Trump\u2019s comments, Karoline Leavitt, his campaign\u2019s press secretary, issued a statement saying there would be an \u201caggressive vetting process\u201d that would \u201cexclude all communists, radical Islamists, Hamas supporters, America haters, and public charges\u201d.<\/p>\n
Leavitt said the policy would apply only to the \u201cmost skilled graduates who can make significant contributions to America\u201d.<\/p>\n
NIGERIANS AMONG HIGHEST BENEFICIARIES<\/p>\n
Although China remained the largest source country for international students last year, a Statista report said Nigerian enrolments shot up by 22 percent.<\/p>\n
With 17,640 students, Nigeria was the seventh country with the most foreign students in the US.<\/p>\n
Last week, a survey showed that the former US president received his highest global confidence rating in Nigeria at 63 percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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