Freshman Rep. Riley Moore (RW.Va.) supports a law that prohibits all Chinese citizens from obtaining student visas.
A bill called a halt to sought out Chinese communists by establishing intellectual protection measures in the Academy Act (suspending the CCP Visa Act), would block the threat of Chinese students who spy on the US government or steal advanced technology, Moore said. News Release Friday.
“Every year, nearly 300,000 Chinese citizens are allowed to come to the United States on student visas. We literally invited the CCP to spy on the military, steal intellectual property, and threaten national security,” Moore said in a statement. “Congress needs to end China's exploitation of student visa programs. Now is the time to turn off Spigot and ban all student visas that go to Chinese citizens any time soon.”
Moore said in a x Social Media Posts He introduced co-sponsored and legislative lawmakers Friday with co-sponsored Republicans Brandon Gill (Texas), Addison McDowell (NC), Troy Nehls (Texas), Andy Ogles (Tennessee) and Scott Perry (Pennsylvania).
Moore's bill Not displayed yet The Digital Repository of Congressional Law and Moore spokesmen did not immediately respond to the Hill request for proposed law or copying additional information.
a Fox News Article A short, two-page draft document is included about Moore's plans, which the lawmaker's office links to his government website.
“Aliens, citizens of the People's Republic of China, may not be offered non-immigrant visas or other statuses for the purpose of conducting research or pursuing research courses.”
The government issued 289,526 student visas to Chinese citizens in 2023. Compiled data Through an open door sponsored by the State Department.
“The Chinese Communist Party is fundamentally opposed to our American values, but we are handing out student visas for hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens, many of which are state-sponsored spies,” Gill said in a statement.
They pointed out three specific cases in asserting the importance of legislation.
- Feng Kyung Shee, a graduate student at the University of Minnesota, was sentenced to six months behind bars after pleading guilty to filming drone footage from a Virginia defense site.
- Five Chinese citizens who were students at the University of Michigan at the time He was indicted last year After being caught watching the 2023 training exercise at the Michigan Army National Guard facility.
- Ji Chaoqun, a 31-year-old Chinese citizen who came to the United States in 2014 as a student studying at Illinois Institute of Technology; He was sentenced in 2023 He is in prison for eight years as he acted as a foreign agent for China's Ministry of National Security.
John C. Yang, former Asian American President and Executive Director (AAJC) A statement has been issued Condemn the proposal.
“National security is paramount to Americans, but relying on racism and xenophobia is by no means the answer,” he said. “The overwhelming majority of students and academics are here simply to learn.”
“History has shown many times that exclusive, stereotyped policies rarely address actual national security concerns. Instead, it explains the bias, division and unfair targeting of Asian immigrants and the Asian American community,” he added.
Yang said Chinese students have already chosen to study in other countries for fear of racial profiling in the US
“Past discriminatory policies have affected our ability to destroy lives, attract and retain talent. “If enacted, the CCP Visa Act will have an even greater impact as a result of unilaterally blocking all Chinese students from coming to the US and simply contributing to the economy for their nationality.”
