Speech #1010112829

That is what he did. The President announced the first period of deferred departure would extend for 1 year. until June 5. 1090. Thus the Chinese vocational students here on M visas can remain here until it Is safe to return. the Chinese young people here on regular academic student visas. the F visas can remain until it is safe to return. and the Chinese students here on J visas. the educational and cultural exchanging visas. can remain until it is safe to return. During the immigration debate. we put in a provision. and I think it is a good one. that all J visa students will return home for 2 years at the conclusion of their studies in the United States. That 2year return requirement is not always popular with foreign students because it prevents them from adjusting their status and remaining here as immigrants after the conclusion of their studies. But we did it because we wanted to encourage foreign countries to send their bright. fine. young people to the United States to study. to learn about democracy. to experience a free and open society. and then take that story. that message. back to their home country. And we fully realized the value of sending these people of ours abroad for study where they can learn the language and customs of that country. and also tell the story abroad of American freedom and democracy.