Posted on 10/06/2025 10:03:48 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 19 percent this year compared with last year — the largest decline on record outside of the pandemic.
The decline is occurring as the Trump administration has delayed visa processing, instituted travel bans or restrictions for 19 countries, threatened to deport international students for pro-Palestinian speech, and heightened the vetting of student visa applicants.
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The United States hosts the most international students of any country: about 1.3 million doctorate, master’s, bachelor’s and associate students, according to recent government data.
Over 70 percent are from Asia, and Asian students also make up the largest share of travelers in the data. This year, the number of Asian students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 24 percent — the lowest August numbers on record outside of the pandemic.
Nearly one in three U.S. international students are Indian. The number of international students arriving from India already started to decline last year. But this August, it dropped by an additional 44 percent, following prolonged delays in processing student visas.
About one in five U.S. international students are from China. Since the pandemic’s end, fewer Chinese students have enrolled in U.S. universities, following heightened tensions between the U.S. and China. This August, the numbers of arriving Chinese students continued to decline.
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I’d call this a win-win. Opens up more spaces for US students and starves universities of income from foreign students who pay 100% of the tuition cost.
a good start
From the middle east... I hope...
Perfect. Let’s make sure Americans have seats if they qualify.
Did Air India stock take a hit?
Works for me.
>>>Since the pandemic’s end, fewer Chinese students have enrolled in U.S. universities, following heightened tensions between the U.S. and China. This August, the numbers of arriving Chinese students continued to decline.
Sounds good to me. Stealing intellectual property whether at universities or industry has leapfrogged the Chinese ahead of most industrial countries. Also, they are really good at copying to make their narrow body C919 (Airbus 320?) near perfect Rolex watches.
Sanctuary mayors and governors would be arrested and jailed for five years.
Oh wait, we can’t administer justice anymore. We’re soft, woke and lazy.
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer PLO, Hamas supporters to garrison our college campuses.
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer muslems here to subvert our way of life.
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer carriers of the disease of the week measles, whopping cough, Chicken Pox ....
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer criminal illegal aliens who over stay their student visas.
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer mainland chinese who are here to steal, graft and rob via fraud and espionage.
What .The CCP was not given in state tuition rates for all there spies .
Bad news!
We voted for a 90% drop...
Let’s shoot for 100%!
Believe me white males are always scrutinized .
No, they are tying them to the wings and wheels wells.
Oh, I believe you. My Mechanical Engineering college kid son received no freebies whatsoever.
Are you okay with an increase Ukrainian neo-Nazis coming here to be educated?
You can’t shame a troll.
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