哈佛国际留学生：当人们开始自我沉默，我们便不再生活于民主之中
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【哈佛国际留学生：当人们开始自我沉默，我们便不再生活于民主之中】上周，特朗普政府暂停了哈佛大学招收国际学生的资格。来自英国威尔士的哈佛学生阿尔弗雷德·威廉姆森在采访中表示，他完全震惊特朗普真的会这么做。他认为，当人们开始自我沉默时，便走向了一条极其危险的道路，不再生活于民主之中。对他来说，表达自我观点至关重要。唯有如此，才能守护美国立国之本的价值观和关于自由与权利的理想。目前，许多哈佛国际留学生都担心可能永远无法回到校园。Last week, the Trump administration suspended Harvard University's eligibility to enroll international students. Alfred Williamson, a Welsh Harvard student, said in an interview that he was completely shocked Trump had actually gone through with it. He believes that when people begin to self-censor, they start down a dangerously undemocratic path. For him, voicing his opinions is absolutely critical – only by doing so, he says, can the foundational American values of freedom and rights be safeguarded. Currently, many international students at Harvard fear they may never be able to return to campus.