The Aporia · J-1 visa fraud: Harvard, Yale among 9 elite universities under investigation for alleged scam; 'Nobody will be getting a free pass because their name is carved into an expensive building'

Poulomi Ghosh

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Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, the University of Pittsburgh, UC Davis, Caltech, Arizona State, and MIT are under investigation for alleged visa fraud, Vice President JD Vance announced, suggesting that these universities are exploiting the J-1 visa program to import cheaper students from overseas as an exchange program but only to evade higher payment to Americans. asserted

universities → allege → Americans

Unlike F-1 visa which is entirely student's visa, J-1 visa is meant for exchange students. asserted

visa → mean → students

It allows foreign nationals to work, study, train or teach in the US as part of a cultural and educational exchange. asserted

nationals → allow → exchange

“Something weird is going on at these universities,” said Vance. asserted

Vance → go → universities

“They’re using these visas way too much. asserted

They → use → visas

They’re using them to undercut the wages of American grad students and American researchers, and it simply has to stop," Vance said. asserted

Vance → use → students

“Nobody will be getting a free pass because their name is carved into an expensive building,” said Labor Department watchdog Anthony D’Esposito, who reported that 61% of post-grad students at US universities come from overseas. asserted

% → get → universities

“American taxpayers send billions of dollars to these universities to support research and innovation. asserted

taxpayers → send → research

They deserve to know where that money … is going, and whether it’s being used lawfully.” asserted

it → deserve → ?

Not India but China is the target Unlike H-1B, which always has its target on India, J-1 is allegedly being misused by China. uncertain

J-1 → have → China

D’Esposito said there are concerns that countries like China are taking advantage of the visa program to spy on American research and innovation. asserted

countries → say → research

“The Chinese Communist Party doesn’t need to kick down the doors of America’s research laboratories if our own institutions are willing to leave the doors wide open,” he said. asserted

he → need → doors

“If an American university is breaking the law to save $1 while exposing American research to a foreign adversary, that is not academic excellence. asserted

that → break → adversary

It’s institutional betrayal,” D’Esposito said. asserted

D’Esposito → ’ → ?

'Money won't protect you, neither will political connections' asserted

connections → protect → you

D'Esposito said the investigation against the nine elite universities is historic; subpoenas have been served. asserted

subpoenas → say → universities

About 61% of postdoctoral researchers and federally funded workers at these institutions are foreign nationals. asserted

% → fund → institutions

American taxpayers send billions of dollars to these universities to support research and innovation. asserted

taxpayers → send → research

They deserve to know where this money is going and whether it's being used lawfully. asserted

it → deserve → ?

"I spent my career as an NYPD detective. asserted

I → spend → detective

I worked on the streets of Brooklyn investigating violent criminals. who thought they were untouchable. asserted

they → work → criminals

I did not back down then and I sure as hell will not back down now. asserted

I → back → hell

I don't care how prestigious a university thinks it is-- break the law and screw the American people and I will personally cuff you. asserted

I → care → you

I don't care how large your endowment is, how powerful you alumni are or how many politicians you have on speed dial," D'Esposito said. asserted

D'Esposito → care → dial

J-1 visa fraud: Harvard, Yale among 9 elite universities under investigation for alleged scam; 'Nobody will be getting a free pass because their name is carved into an expensive building'

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