Currently having four international students in the 10-member team, DePaul men’s tennis obtains both cultural variety and athletic honors. Nathan de Veer, a student-athlete from Netherlands, has been named Big East Men’s Tennis “Athlete of the Week” twice, in January and February.
Considering the political climate, there’s a question of will enrolling international students to sports teams become more difficult in the future.
The political climate is subtly changing, due to the reshuffle of the president and administration. Executive orders that restrict immigration from Muslim countries might be just the beginning. Supporting the limits on legal immigration and opposing the guest-visa program during his election, President Trump seemingly has the purpose of tightening immigration policy and increasing the difficulty for foreigners who plan to work and stay in this country.