Many international students reconsider higher ed in the United States. NYU hosts the most.
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Many international students reconsider higher ed in the United States. NYU hosts the most.
Seth Wenig/AP
Many international students are rethinking their education in the United States as the federal government revokes visas, often over minor infractions. A shift away could carry a heavy economic toll, as international students contributed $44 billion to the U.S. economy last school year. So what happens when a generation of bright-eyed scholars decide to forgo school in the U.S. and take their dollars elsewhere?
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