Visitors to the US arriving on student visas plunged in July, falling year-on-year for a fourth straight month.
The declines were most pronounced from Asia, the largest international education market, as the Trump administration’s immigration policies created bottlenecks and a chilling effect on prospective students.
Total arrivals on student visas decreased 28% to just under 79,000, the biggest monthly drop so far this year, data from the International Trade Administration show. Student arrivals from India plummeted 46% while China posted a 26% decline. The twin drops from the two largest sources of foreign students provides a grim snapshot that ...
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