In June 2024, during his presidential campaign, President Donald Trump joined venture capitalist David Sacks and Jason Calacanis on the “All-In” podcast, where Calacanis told President Trump that liberalizing immigration policy would be critical to winning the AI race. Trump promptly agreed, mentioning that he will ensure all international students graduating from U.S. universities automatically get […]
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Report provides detailed information about the 1.6 million international students in the U.S. Data includes countries of origin, fields of study, major host institutions, and their estimated $44 billion contribution to the U.S. economy
This report looks at evidence that the U.S.’s historic dominance in the international student sector has declined in the past decade, due to rising costs, expanded opportunities elsewhere, and visa complications. With Trump administration policies threatening to further erode enrollment rates, MPI Senior Policy Analyst Jeanne Batalova offers a snapshot of information on international students […]
According to a Recent Gallup poll and report, a record high 79% of Americans now view immigration as beneficial to the economy
This report suggests a significant shift in American attitudes towards immigration. Over the past year, the percentage of Americans wanting to decrease immigration has dropped from 55% to 30%. Concurrently, a record-high 79% of Americans now view immigration as beneficial for the country. This change marks a reversal of the rising concern about immigration that […]
(NEWS) Trump’s Immigration Reform Opportunity
Only Nixon could go to China, and maybe only Trump can finally get a polarized Congress to pass real immigration reform. Who knows whether he will try, but the opportunity is there, as public opinion shifts in response to the President’s border success and mass deportation efforts. “With illegal border crossings down sharply this year, […]
(OPINION) Time to change focus: International college students are great for business, the community and the country
There is, of late, a growing fear, concern or in some cases, rejection of immigrants among a relatively large number of people in the United States. This is despite, according to the Pew Research Center, the U.S. has more immigrants than any other country, a longstanding reality. In fact, in 1880, the United States had […]
(OPINION) Can Democrats Find Their Way on Immigration?
The Democrats onstage saw themselves as morally courageous. American voters, it turned out, saw a group of politicians hopelessly out of touch. Standing side by side at a primary debate in June 2019, 10 of the party’s candidates for president were asked to raise their hand if they wanted to decriminalize illegal border crossings. Only one […]
Report argues that immigrants are essential to addressing growing healthcare workforce shortages in America but barriers to their employment have to be removed
This report argues that immigrants are essential to addressing growing healthcare workforce shortages in the U.S., particularly among physicians and nurses. The author highlights how demographic trends—especially the aging population—are rapidly increasing demand for healthcare services while the supply of workers is failing to keep pace. As millions of Baby Boomers age and require more […]