OK, so let me explain why declining international student numbers – which are almost certainly due to Trump’s restrictionist policies – are a bad thing for the United States
International students are the cream of the crop of literally BILLIONS of people. The United States has a lot of talent, but we have only 300 million people. China and India, together, have 8 times as many people. That’s a LOT of talent. Some people think that accepting international students means that America doesn’t focus on educating our own workforce. But that’s totally wrong…. Even as the number of international students has risen, American educational attainment has risen right alongside it. This means foreign students are not muscling American students aside. Instead, what’s happening is that foreign students are PAYING for the education of American students.
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by Noah Smith, @Noahpinion.