Proposed student visa system has significant drawbacks
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has proposed a bill for a six-month moratorium on foreign student visas. This would prevent new international students from entering the United States to study, but it does nothing about the 30 million total visa holders already in the country. This in itself is something to raise an eyebrow at. However, the reason for the moratorium is to give the Immigration and Naturalization Service time to develop an electronic system to track foreign students, their spouses and their children. Also suggested is that all schools must report the status of their foreign students on a quarterly basis, along with a list of their classes.