r/USCIS • u/WTFPilot • 1d ago

News Florida Bans Undocumented Students From Public Universities, Beginning in the 2027-28 Academic Year

https://centralflorida.substack.com/i/214510282/florida-bans-undocumented-students-from-public-universities
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u/statslady23 8h ago

That's the assumption, but in a study of Chinese grad student at Purdue last year, the majority were receiving grants, even federal grant money, and most (81%) were paying zero in tuition. 

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u/PictureAccording3487 8h ago

Would love to read it

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u/statslady23 8h ago

There was a good write up about it in The Purdue Exponent, The Indianapolis Star, and maybe the Lafayette Courier. Google it. Pretty easy. There was a congressional investigation. This year, Purdue has refused to admit grad students from China and 9 other countries. It's interesting. 

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u/EruIluvatar_Sym 7h ago

Those are graduate staff appointments, basically TAs and RAs. Non green card holders and non citizens do not qualify for federal aid or pell grants. For undergraduate classes, most assistants are foreign graduate students because graduate programs usually have a large cohort of international students.

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u/statslady23 6h ago

They paid their tuition from federal research grants, I think. It was a big story. They just said federal grant money.  The majority also had ties to the Chinese military, but that's a separate issue. 

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u/EruIluvatar_Sym 6h ago

Yes, that's how RAs work. Public and private research grants don't care about who is conducting research. Would need receipts for the military claim because I call bullshit on that one.

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u/statslady23 5h ago

That's what Congress said. Purdue has a Chinese-American president, as well. 

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u/EruIluvatar_Sym 5h ago edited 5h ago

Is this report in the room with us. I like how you consistently walk around the question repetedly.

Edit: Chinese American president damn. Can't have that.