SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Approximately 18 percent of all students at the University of California San Diego students are from foreign countries, including thousands from China.
Back in June, many of them were not sure if they would be allowed back for classes in the fall as President Trump threatened to drastically reduce the number of student visas provided to foreign students, especially those from China.
In California alone, the president's policies were going to impact up to 50,000 Chinese students.
But after a recent meeting with his counterpart from China, Trump has decided to reverse course and offer 600,000 visas to students from China, more than double the current allotment of 277,398.
It's the highest number ever provided; the second highest took place during the first Tr