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International Student Enrollment Plummets: Biden Could Bring It Back


The list above is not exhaustive, as some policies (and others) have been recommended by NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the Presidents’ Alliance on Immigration and Education.

International students are vital to the United States and its future, note analysts. By typically paying full tuition, they provide needed revenue and help make many more classes available for U.S. students. As a source of graduate students, international students help retain professors interested in pursuing research, which keep U.S. universities centers for innovation. As a source of talent, international students keep more jobs in the United States, rather than companies devoting more resources to hire high-skilled foreign nationals in other countries. The challenges are significant, but U.S. universities believe with the right set of policies, America can reverse the decline in international students.

Read the full article from Forbes here.