US President Donald Trump defended allowing foreign students to study in the United States , calling it a good for business practice that keeps the country’s higher education system financially strong.

Speaking with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Trump warned that cutting international enrolment could be financially destructive for American universities, many of which rely on overseas tuition to stay afloat.

“You don’t want to cut half of the people, half of the students from all over the world that are coming into our country — destroy our entire university and college system — I don’t want to do that,” Trump said. “I actually think it’s good to have outside countries. Look, I want to be able to get along with the world.”

He argued that a sharp reduction in students from China and oth

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