Article snippet: Colleges are allowed to get work permits to an unlimited number of fee-paying foreign students and graduates via the federal Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. This huge but little-known OPT program costs the federal government at least $2 billion per year, and it pushes many thousands of American graduates out of good jobs and leaves them with far less money to pay off their college debts. But Virginia International University (VIU) got into trouble by providing sub-standard educational services to its OPT customers, making it seem as if it is a visa-selling business rather than a legitimate university. In 2017, VIU provided 965 foreigners with OPT work permits, according to federal data. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) voted Tuesday to approve “a staff recommendation to begin administrative processes that may lead to revocation of Virginia International University’s certificate to operate,” said a statement from press secretary Laura Osberger. The decision came after an audit revealed the center’s low standards: The college did not respond to phone calls from Breitbart News. The VIU crackdown comes two months after agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that more than 100 Indian students signed up for a fake university that offered access to the OPT work permits in exchange for tuition cash. The VIU crackdown also came as the U.S. Government Accou... Link to the full article to read more