Petition sent to America’s top diplomat who vowed visa revocations targeting Chinese students marks first organised pushback by scholars.

The Trump administration's new policy to revoke the visas of Chinese students has advocates for the Asian American community fearful of the potential for broad discrimination.

Petition sent to America’s top diplomat who vowed visa revocations targeting Chinese students marks first organised pushback by scholars.

Critics say proposals to restrict or even ban Chinese student visas take a “sledgehammer to a problem that needs highly targeted tools.”