President Bush referred to the lone student and said. "All I can say to him. wherever he might be. or to the people around the world is we must stand with him. And thats the way it is. And that the way its going to be." That is what makes his decision to veto this bill so perplexing. H.R. 2712 passed the House 403 to 0. The bill would offer protection to those Chinese students who otherwise would have to return to China once their visa expires. While the President argues that the situation can be handled through administrative directives. there is no law authorizing these directives and they can be easily repealed or modified by the administration. The students deserve more of an assurance.