The basic requirements for the visa are ridiculous in the time of covid. That's why the exception was originally created and why it should continue to exist. The fact that a regulation exists does not make it good by definition. These people are already here in the US.
This change helps nobody and hurts hundreds of thousands. It is cruel.
If you want to change the basic requirements of the visa that would require legislation.
Most schools will end up offering some in person classes for international students. That solves the problem and isn't a major risk for spreading the virus.
Other schools might not offer that, and their international students will have the option of taking classes online from their home country or not taking classes this semester. A tough decision, but at the end of the day not many students will be in this situation.
This isn't going to be some kind of disaster, people have really overreacted to this.
> If you want to change the basic requirements of the visa that would require legislation.
Clearly not, since ICE was able to adjust the requirements in March for the spring semester. The national emergency is still ongoing. What was stopping them from continuing the exception?
This change helps nobody and hurts hundreds of thousands. It is cruel.