According to Axios, there was a 17% drop in international students in the U.S. last year, mostly due to the 28% decline in Indian students and a 24% decline in Chinese students receiving visas.
Questions:
1. Is the trend in international students attributable to President Trump’s immigration policy changes and rhetoric? Explain.
2. What are the factors that lead to an overall decrease in F-1 visas?
3. What is the competition that the U.S. sees for these foreign students?
4. What will these declines mean for the U.S. economy?
Source:
Kight, S. (2018). The disappearing Chinese student visa. Axios.com, May 6 (Retrievable online at https://www.axios.com/foreign-student-visas-dropping-china-india-trump-81e70609-9fa7-43eb-8f40-ccfef9fe3fa5.html)