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That's not the actual motivation. This only applies to J-1 visa holders that are, in part, funded by their original country and that country requests that they return.

Those J-1 holders make an informed deal with their country, money in exchange for time. The US is just enforcing it.

Nothing to do with the sentiments being put forward by the previous post.



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