I grew up in NYC and urban North Jersey. LA and LSU are low immigration environments compared to the rest of the country today and certainly were in the 1970’s. LSU in the 1970’s had few immigrants compared to the average university today, don’t be ridiculous. Foreign students are 20% or more of undergrads at many colleges, with another 20% non-assimlated 2nd generation.
Old people like you from low immigration states are a big problem because you simply do not understand the reality of what is happening. Children of highly educated immigrants are today’s left wing campus activists and Hillary voters. They are not assimilating and haven’t for decades. You have no idea what you are talking about, telling us stories about foreign students in the 1970’s.
Old boomers have no idea what it is like to go to foreign dominated universities today. The percentage of immigrants you experienced was small by today’s standards even if it was high by 1970’s standards.
And you think NYC and New Jersey are indicative of the entire USA??? Sorry, but no. Nor are Seattle and Silicon Valley.
Go back and re-read what I posted....assimilation does NOT happen in college...it happens in kindergarten and grade school.
Here is the REAL data:
"It's up 10 percent, to roughly 975,000, according to a new report by the Institute of International Education and backed by the State Department. In 2014-15, China was still the largest source of students with 31 percent of the total. India was in second place with nearly 14 percent.Nov 18, 2015
Search term: fraction of foreign students at US universities
The Wall Street Journal puts the number even lower (5%) and gives a bargraph for the schools with the highest numbers:
http://graphics.wsj.com/international-students/