Students shut out of US by Trump should come to UK, London mayor says
Source: ABC News
June 9, 2025, 9:08 AM
LONDON -- Students shut out of U.S. universities by President Donald Trump's administration should instead come to the U.K., London Mayor Sadiq Khan told an event on Monday, as he criticized governments that engage in "narrow" and damaging nationalism.
Lauding London as a "beacon of hope, progress and possibility," Khan told attendees at the Concordia Europe Summit that the city will push back against movements "towards closed societies and countries that want to cut themselves off from the world, abdicate their responsibilities under the rule-based global order and stoke a narrow form of nationalism that divides their populations into insiders and outsiders."
"To pick one country entirely at random, I've got to say we're delighted that record numbers of Americans are applying for British citizenship or to live and work here, and that many are choosing to settle in London," Khan continued.
"Our city will always offer newcomers a warm welcome," the mayor said. "The same goes for any overseas students considering where to head next. If the U.S. is closed to you, we'll make sure that London is open, because we value and celebrate the contribution foreign students made to our society, our economy and our culture."
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