Jeffrey Toobin: Foreign Students Choosing Universities Outside America Is a ‘Big Loss’ to America

COOPER adding They must ░░░░░░░░ the consequences of their ░░░░░░░░ Harvard calls the decision ░░░░░░░░ Joining us now is ░░░░░░░░ federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin ░░░░░░░░ White House says that ░░░░░░░░ foreign students is a ░░░░░░░░ call it a privilege ░░░░░░░░ a right Is this ░░░░░░░░ TOOBIN Well it is ░░░░░░░░ that for foreign students ░░░░░░░░ get into to study ░░░░░░░░ an American school they ░░░░░░░░ a visa COOPER Right ░░░░░░░░ And the United States ░░░░░░░░ controls the visa But ░░░░░░░░ with so much that ░░░░░░░░ ve seen with the ░░░░░░░░ Administration they have to ░░░░░░░░ the law in how ░░░░░░░░ allocate visas And it ░░░░░░░░ seems to me that ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration has not ░░░░░░░░ the law in banning ░░░░░░░░ these students overnight They ░░░░░░░░ t given Harvard or ░░░░░░░░ students due process And ░░░░░░░░ have asked for information ░░░░░░░░ these students that they ░░░░░░░░ not entitled to So ░░░░░░░░ we have a situation ░░░░░░░░ a quarter of the ░░░░░░░░ body 7 000 students ░░░░░░░░ effectively been expelled not ░░░░░░░░ from Harvard but from ░░░░░░░░ United States for nothing ░░░░░░░░ they did I mean ░░░░░░░░ s incredibly cruel to ░░░░░░░░ students And it s ░░░░░░░░ course very damaging to ░░░░░░░░ as well COOPER It ░░░░░░░░ also damaging to the ░░░░░░░░ States I mean the ░░░░░░░░ of people like incredibly ░░░░░░░░ students from all over ░░░░░░░░ world who want to ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ then work in the ░░░░░░░░ States and you know ░░░░░░░░ be on the cutting ░░░░░░░░ of technology and all ░░░░░░░░ things this helps the ░░░░░░░░ States TOOBIN One of ░░░░░░░░ reasons we are the ░░░░░░░░ States the most powerful ░░░░░░░░ in the world is ░░░░░░░░ we have undoubtedly the ░░░░░░░░ universities in the world ░░░░░░░░ do the most important ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ are rushing to come ░░░░░░░░ And remember you know ░░░░░░░░ American students who go ░░░░░░░░ Harvard and other you ░░░░░░░░ fancy schools get financial ░░░░░░░░ The international students do ░░░░░░░░ They pay full freight ░░░░░░░░ this is extremely important ░░░░░░░░ the bottom line of ░░░░░░░░ which is another reason ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration is ░░░░░░░░ after Harvard COOPER I ░░░░░░░░ is it likely a ░░░░░░░░ would strike down strike ░░░░░░░░ down TOOBIN You know ░░░░░░░░ do think so I ░░░░░░░░ think Harvard would win ░░░░░░░░ challenge But remember the ░░░░░░░░ will accrue to Harvard ░░░░░░░░ if they win because ░░░░░░░░ around the world are ░░░░░░░░ to say to themselves ░░░░░░░░ do we want to ░░░░░░░░ ourselves up for this ░░░░░░░░ of danger aggravation Why ░░░░░░░░ t We go to ░░░░░░░░ other school where there ░░░░░░░░ less controversy or go ░░░░░░░░ another country I mean ░░░░░░░░ s what s really ░░░░░░░░ on here It s ░░░░░░░░ on with tourists It ░░░░░░░░ going on with students ░░░░░░░░ are worried about how ░░░░░░░░ are treated in the ░░░░░░░░ States So why not ░░░░░░░░ to college at Oxford ░░░░░░░░ of Harvard And that ░░░░░░░░ you know that s ░░░░░░░░ big loss to this ░░░░░░░░ COOPER You wrote a ░░░░░░░░ recently on sort of ░░░░░░░░ on the attack on ░░░░░░░░ law firms and the ░░░░░░░░ of law firms—“