由于被10043号令拒签的中国学生已联名给所在学校反映问题,引发美国大学关注,一些大学已在游说华府尽快取消该政策。康奈尔大学负责国际事务的副教务长温迪.沃尔福德(Wendy Wolford)以大学名义致信国务卿布林肯,在肯定国务院重启签证服务的同时,也表达对拒签的关切,她担忧领事官员对政策解读不均衡且不可预测会给国际学生及他们所就读的美国大学带来巨大不确定性和困惑。(I am concerned that consular officials are interpreting policies in an uneven and unpredictable manner that is creating tremendous uncertainty and confusion for international students and their U.S. universities.)
沃尔福德希望美国国务院能够为10043号令制定明确的执行准则,以防止阻碍合格学生前往美国读书。她强调,除非国务院缩小10043号令中所包含的实体范围,否则领事官员可能以随意、不明确和过度解读方式继续执行川普政府的政策。(Unless the Department narrows the entities included in Presidential Proclamation 10043, consular officials may implement the previous administration’s guidance in ways that are capricious, unclear, and excessive.)