Have anybody idea how Trump’s order to halt immigration can affect OPT program and H1B visas?
I think that it just targets green cards for 60 days not visas.
Yes, I know that currently his order is about green cards only. But Trump declared very clearly that his target is to close US job market for internationals. And OPT is main way for internationals to enter US job market.
Well, if that’s his target be prepared for that program to be closed or very limited. One of the problems right now is that many consulates/embasseys are closed or running very low on staff. These visas are not a priority. The companies sponsoring the visas also have other
You would need to read the text to determine if it affects OPT or H1B visas for people already in the country. But if you aren’t in immediate need of OPT or an H1B, this rule could be gone by the time you would need one.
Isn’t your son currently choosing which university to attend for his Bachelor’s degree?
A lot of things can change between now and when he might be ready enter the US job market.
The current “immigration ban” order was deliberately written to have minimal impact on corporate America. It doesn’t touch temporary work visas and it affects only a tiny minority of employment-based green cards (most of which are obtained via a process called adjustment of status, which will continue). It’s mostly affecting family-based immigration and the green card lottery, which are perceived to bring “lower-quality” immigrants into the country.
The country is facing so many other challenges right now that I don’t foresee any major changes to our immigration system before the next general election this November.
What the immigration situation will look like when your son might be ready to enter the US job market won’t depend on what the current government does, but the next one we elect, or maybe the one after that.
Yes. Generally he choosing which country to attend for his Bachelor’s degree
This is a 2-month ban on a VERY limited type of occupations or types of immigration. For people already in the country etc., it has no effect. It’s mostly posturing toward his political base - I’m sure you can understand how that works in terms of political communication.
But most importantly 1° there’s an election in November 2020 2° there’ll be an election in November 2024. But also parliamentary elections in 2020 and 2022. In other words… things can change A LOT.
But if that worries you, look at approval ratings, or Biden v. Trump polls in key (“swing”) States such as Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania. (Yesterday, as a joke, someone said, ironically, “and now DT is a polling error away from losing Texas!” It’s a joke because even though the numbers are real, we’re six months away from the election and six months is a VERY long time in US politics. Anything could happen. So… for us… 4 years down the road… it’s likely whatever is passed now will have been undone and something else will have been passed. In other words the joke DOES NOT mean “DT may be losing Texas” although some people may wrongly interpret it as such, but rather “things are really, really fluid right now and remember we’re a long time away from the election and things are likely to change 20 times between now and then”. Yes, 6 months really is a VERY LONG time in US politics. 
I know it’s hard to wrap your mind around this if you’ve lived in a dictatorship where the only constant is the dictator’s arbitrary whims, but those are US constants: elections do take place and do change things.
A rhetorical decision followed by a much-diminished act that only applies for 2 months is NOT going to make policy for years and years to come.)
BTW, your son will feel welcome on college campuses. Americans, especially American students, will be VERY unlikely to treat him badly.
Some might but they’ll be a minority (like 1 in 5,000 minority); my guess is that your son is used to being treated unfairly at times and has met jerks before.
Mostly, he’ll find that most Americans he’ll encouter will be friendly, sometimes interested in his perspective or past experiences, and eager to share their values or perspectives with him.
You could BTW ask each college you’re considering 1° whether the current ban will affect their international students in any way 2° whether the college organizes international students “friendship families” with whom they can have dinner or play a game from time to time.
Big Thanks for your answer.
Please believe me, I’m open-minded and I seen not only dictatorship in my life. I understand difference between USA and Belarus, and I know that Trump can’t do whatever he want.
But in any case President of USA is big man in USA. And have lot of abilities, especially in situation with COVID
^ Well, the main point is that results of elections can change a lot in a democracy.
Though in general, the whole Western world is trending towards being more anti-immigration (over the next few years).
That’s why people are encouraging your son to look at Canada, which is still relatively open (and looks to remain so).
I personally agree with @MYOS1634 that Grinnell would offer the best undergraduate education and environment.
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I also think now that Grinnell would offer him the best undergraduate education and environment. But for me it is complex question. Not only about undergraduate education
Personally, I would prefer to study computer science at a larger university than Grinnell.
Looking at their course schedule for a couple of semesters, it seems that Grinnell offers a very limited set of advanced CS courses beyond the core requirements for the major. That’s fine for students seeking a “minimal” CS major with a lot of courses in other fields, but not someone like me who wants to take a deep-dive into their major.