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Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August
NY Times ^ | 10/6/2025 | Aatish Bhatia and Amy Fan

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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1 posted on 10/06/2025 10:03:48 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

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.


2 posted on 10/06/2025 10:07:06 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: marcusmaximus

a good start


3 posted on 10/06/2025 10:07:13 AM PDT by bankwalker (Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
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To: marcusmaximus

From the middle east... I hope...


4 posted on 10/06/2025 10:12:47 AM PDT by Words Matter
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To: marcusmaximus

Perfect. Let’s make sure Americans have seats if they qualify.


5 posted on 10/06/2025 10:13:08 AM PDT by Made In The USA (One and Two and Three and Four and)
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To: marcusmaximus

Did Air India stock take a hit?


6 posted on 10/06/2025 10:13:43 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: marcusmaximus

Works for me.


7 posted on 10/06/2025 10:14:35 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: marcusmaximus

>>>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.


8 posted on 10/06/2025 10:16:04 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: marcusmaximus; All
If it were up to me, I’d seal the border for 10 years while we continue deporting illegals.

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.

9 posted on 10/06/2025 10:20:01 AM PDT by Cobra64 (ECommon sense isn’t common anymore. )
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To: marcusmaximus
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August

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.

10 posted on 10/06/2025 11:06:09 AM PDT by BFW
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To: marcusmaximus

What .The CCP was not given in state tuition rates for all there spies .


11 posted on 10/06/2025 11:42:23 AM PDT by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil. )
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To: marcusmaximus

Bad news!
We voted for a 90% drop...


12 posted on 10/06/2025 11:45:45 AM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: marcusmaximus

Let’s shoot for 100%!


13 posted on 10/06/2025 11:47:33 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Made In The USA

Believe me white males are always scrutinized .


14 posted on 10/06/2025 11:48:48 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: ComputerGuy

No, they are tying them to the wings and wheels wells.


15 posted on 10/06/2025 11:50:13 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

Oh, I believe you. My Mechanical Engineering college kid son received no freebies whatsoever.


16 posted on 10/06/2025 12:26:56 PM PDT by Made In The USA (One and Two and Three and Four and)
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To: marcusmaximus

Are you okay with an increase Ukrainian neo-Nazis coming here to be educated?


17 posted on 10/06/2025 2:08:22 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan

You can’t shame a troll.


18 posted on 10/06/2025 3:50:08 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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