Amid Campus Hate Riots, Lawmakers Moving To Protect College Students From Middle Eastern Indoctrination and Other Foreign Influences

Since 1981, billions flowed to top American academic institutions through overseas sources, allowing foreign nations to shape elite culture and mold the next generation of American policymakers.

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A protest at the University of California, Berkeley's Sather Gate on October 16, 2023. AP/Michael Liedtke

Following anti-Israel protests that raged across college campuses, state governments are passing laws to protect students from malign foreign influences in higher education. In the absence of federal legislation, state officials are concerned that foreign “countries of concern” are corrupting young minds to adopt hostile attitudes towards America and other Western democracies.  

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