Will Trumps ban of foreign students affect our team?

bullshot · Post by **bullshot** » July 9th, 2020, 8:01 am

I know we have several key players that are foreign nationals. Will this new restriction impact our team?

YoungBloodAggie · Post by **YoungBloodAggie** » July 9th, 2020, 8:10 am

bullshot wrote: ↑
July 9th, 2020, 8:01 am
I know we have several key players that are foreign nationals. Will this new restriction impact our team?

At present, the plan is for students to have a blended curriculum of in-person and online classes. As long as there is a physical presence, I believe that they will be fine. I have already seen some universities announce their intent to adjust course offerings in an attempt to keep foreign students from having to leave the United States.

My guess? They will be just fine.

bullshot · Post by **bullshot** » July 9th, 2020, 11:03 am

So, what you are saying is:
If they are already on campus now, they will be allowed to stay? What if they are currently out of country?

WAAggie · Post by **WAAggie** » July 9th, 2020, 2:01 pm

The point is, they need to attend a class, not just on-line. Legit students and colleges will surely find a loop hole to show anyone “on-campus” will not be an issue. If colleges are too stupid to work around this, then it could be a problem for them if the rules stands.

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UStateTim · Post by **UStateTim** » July 9th, 2020, 5:07 pm

USU came out with a statement about this. The important part was "International students should enroll in at least 3 credits of on-campus delivery courses (in addition to other classes to maintain full-time enrollment) to maintain their student visa status."

bullshot · Post by **bullshot** » July 9th, 2020, 6:04 pm

Yea, but I could see trump in some grand stand maneuver, tell TSA to turn them away. Wouldn’t put it past him.

SLB · Post by **SLB** » July 9th, 2020, 6:11 pm

Time to move this to the sandbox

Post by **AggiesForever** » July 10th, 2020, 8:52 am

Don't worry, they will come up with an underwater basket-weaving class on campus to make sure the fill the requirements!

Post by **aggies22** » July 10th, 2020, 11:29 am

bullshot wrote: ↑
July 9th, 2020, 11:03 am
So, what you are saying is:
If they are already on campus now, they will be allowed to stay? What if they are currently out of country?

I think the way things currently stand there could always be cause for concern, simply because of the uncertainty throughout the world. Right now all our players are on campus except for the three new European players (Vedischev, Zapala, and Shulga) and Kuba.

Blitz79 · Post by **Blitz79** » July 10th, 2020, 5:37 pm

The problem is if they come here they won't be allowed to go back so maybe they won't come.

There a multiple countries that are closed or won't allow travel from the US. The US wants them out but they don't have anywhere to go.

I'm going to miss basketball this fall and winter.

NavyBlueAggie · Post by **NavyBlueAggie** » July 14th, 2020, 4:31 pm

SLB wrote: ↑
July 9th, 2020, 6:11 pm
Time to move this to the sandbox

Yes, it's interesting how politics can readily pollute most any healthy board conversation.. SLB.

bluegrouse · Post by **bluegrouse** » July 14th, 2020, 5:03 pm

Thankfully Trump reversed the ban today. One less thing to worry about.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » July 14th, 2020, 5:57 pm

bluegrouse wrote: ↑
July 14th, 2020, 5:03 pm
Thankfully Trump reversed the ban today. One less thing to worry about.

I haven't watched the news since this morning, so this was the first I heard about it. Had to find more info to make sure this wasn't a cruel joke, lol.

bluegrouse · Post by **bluegrouse** » July 17th, 2020, 2:55 pm

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
July 14th, 2020, 5:57 pm

bluegrouse wrote: ↑
July 14th, 2020, 5:03 pm
Thankfully Trump reversed the ban today. One less thing to worry about.
I haven't watched the news since this morning, so this was the first I heard about it. Had to find more info to make sure this wasn't a cruel joke, lol.

It’s very hard to know these days.....

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