alt Hacker News> This comment misrepresents what the cancelled programs does.
It prevents international students from internships at companies while still enrolled in university.
Unless you have a different definition of the word “student visa”?
Perhaps you meant “F-1 green card” visa?
You said:
> They just need to return to India after graduation.
> If they wish to immigrate to America, there are different visa pathways for that.
The CPT program is about working during a course of study, before graduation, and isn't an immigration program, so what is the relevance of your comment?