Cass R. Sunstein, Columnist

Deporting Foreign College Students Would Be Really Dumb

The Trump administration might even learn why if it just invited public comments on its latest threat.

July 8, 2020 at 4:14 PM UTC

Cass R. Sunstein is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the author of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” and a co-author of “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness.”

Don’t be stupid.
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Does President Donald Trump want to deport everyone who is not an American citizen?

Sometimes it seems that way. His administration recently announced that it may send home international students at colleges and universities that choose online learning in the fall, in an effort to reduce the risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic.