College Groups Ask Biden to Drop Curbs on Foreign Students (1)

College groups are asking the incoming Biden administration to reverse recent rules they say threaten to dampen the prospects of international enrollment at U.S. colleges.

President-elect Joe Biden should withdraw rules proposed by the Trump administration that would limit the length of time international students can stay in the U.S. and that restrict access to H-1B visas, higher education lobby groups say.

They also want the incoming administration to maintain Optional Practical Training, a program that allows foreign students to work in the U.S. in their field of study after graduating.

President-elect Joe Biden delivers an address in Wilmington, Del., on Nov. 7, 2020.

Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the ...