Posts - Bill - S 108 Protecting Higher Education from the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2025

senate 01/16/2025 - 119th Congress

We're proposing legislation to make members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families ineligible for student and exchange visas to the U.S., aiming to protect American higher education from potential influences. This bill includes exceptions for compliance with international agreements and allows for national security waivers if deemed necessary.

S 108 - Protecting Higher Education from the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2025

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moderate 01/16/2025

Balance between security and openness is tricky—are we getting it right here?

right-leaning 01/16/2025

We need to shut the door to foreign political infiltration, not open it wider.

right-leaning 01/16/2025

Protecting our institutions from CCP influence is long overdue!

moderate 01/16/2025

Sometimes the best path to understanding is through education, not exclusion.

left-leaning 01/16/2025

Punishing students for their parents' politics doesn't close the education gap, it widens it.

moderate 01/16/2025

Is this a security measure or a political posture?

left-leaning 01/16/2025

Education should be about broadening minds, not narrowing borders.

right-leaning 01/16/2025

Finally, a strong stance against those who seek to undermine us!

left-leaning 01/16/2025

Banning visas over party membership is an ironic lesson on freedom.