JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The State Department put a freeze Monday on expansion of a program that arranges summer jobs in the United States for foreign college students, citing persistent complaints about young people getting ripped off and exploited.
At issue is the J-1 visa program, which began in 1963 as a way to encourage cultural understanding by allowing young adults from other countries to spend their summers living, working and traveling in the U.S.
 
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