Fewer foreign students coming to United States for second year in row: survey

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



NOVEMBER 13, 2018 / 12:11 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Yeganeh Torbati

6 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of international students entering U.S. colleges and universities has fallen for the second year in a row, a nonprofit group said on Tuesday, amid efforts by the Trump administration to tighten restrictions on foreigners studying in the United States.

New enrollments for the 2017-18 school year slumped 6.6 percent compared with the previous year, according to an annual survey released by the Institute of International Education. That follows a 3.3 percent decline in new international students tallied in the 2016-17 academic year.

Several factors are driving the decrease. Visa and immigration policy changes by the Trump administration have deterred some international students from enrolling, college administrators and immigration analysts said.

A strong dollar has made U.S. college tuition relatively more expensive, Canadian and European universities are competing fiercely for the same students and headlines about mass shootings also may have deterred some students, said Allan Goodman, president of IIE.



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[hatrack]

1. Which should surprise . . . . absolutely no one

And the rate of decline has doubled YOY. Oops.

[MiniMe]

2. If you were a foreigner at this point in time, would YOU want to come to the US for any reason?

I sure wouldn't, not even for vacation. It would be like going to Nazi Germany at the start of WW2 if you were Jewish.

[raccoon]

3. Maybe they don't want to get shot by some stupid mass killer. Nt

[IronLionZion]

4. Racism and mass shootings are less appealing to any sensible human beings

and other countries are more welcoming to foreign students.

Another issue is the more difficult student visa process under this administration. It's often too risky for a foreign student to invest in tuition and rental housing and plane tickets with the chance their visa application will be rejected.