{"id":16840,"date":"2018-04-05T16:45:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T20:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=16840"},"modified":"2018-12-28T10:37:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:37:12","slug":"senator-warns-dhs-dangerous-lapses-student-visa-program-oversight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/04\/05\/senator-warns-dhs-dangerous-lapses-student-visa-program-oversight\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Warns DHS About Dangerous Lapses in Student Visa Program Oversight"},"content":{"rendered":"
The hand-wringing<\/a> that occurred after it was reported in the Wall Street Journal that the number of foreign student visas issued had fallen from 393,573\u00a0in FY2017 to 471,728 in FY2016 was fairly predictable. While many attributed the decline to causes ranging from higher travel costs, to the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policies, few asked whether that might actually be a good thing.<\/p>\n Concerns raised about the Student and Exchange Visa Visitor Program in a March 22 letter from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) certainly point in that direction.<\/p>\n