Universities are accomplices in this scam. They take tuition dollars and pump out crappy “masters” degrees. It is basically a pay for visa scam with the dollars going to university pockets. Some of these degree programs are so worthless you don’t see any non-citizens in them at all. Universities are explicitly marketing these to other countries.

Some universities are even opening up remote campuses to increase the cash grab. Applicants know a masters degree with an American university name may get them a visa even if they did it abroad.