But it is not the those coming from India or China may bring the virus with them, it’s that the US can’t process visas fast enough. They are YEARS behind now.
The government has allowed students with expired visas to continue studying in the US, even remotely, while waiting for their visas renewals to process. Student in foreign countries can study remotely without a visa so the colleges could still collect tuition if the students in those countries are willing to study remotely. What isn’t happening is giving students priority for renewals. If a student is in the US and doesn’t have a renewal, that student can’t travel home to India or China or Iran and expect to get back into the US.
It’s just prioritizing who gets to the front of the line. Of course colleges want paying students to be the priority. Of course parents want their new born or adopted children to be processed first. Of course businesses want their new hires or seasonal workers to be processed. There was a story yesterday on the national news that summer camps, amusement parks, etc. don’t have workers as those are often college students who come for the summer. No lifeguards, no counselors, no cooks, farm workers, etc. All are important to the US economy but the visas just can’t be processed fast enough.