What new limits on international students mean for Minnesota

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The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is extending to people who want to study at colleges and universities in the U.S.
MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about how halting interviews for new student visa applications and banning travel from some countries could affect higher education in Minnesota.

Guests:
Shahzad Ahmad is associate vice president for global and multicultural engagement at St. Cloud State University.
Scott Olson is the chancellor of Minnesota State — the fourth largest system of state colleges and universities in the U.S. and the largest in Minnesota. He was president of Winona State University from 2012–2023. Before that, he was provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at Minnesota State University Mankato.
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