In this photo taken on Oct 13, 2020, Dodeye Ewa studies at the family library in Calabar, Nigeria. CHICAGO: On a recruiting trip to India’s tech hub of Bangalore, Alan Cramb, the president of a reputable Chicago university, answered questions not just about dorms or tuition but also American work visas.
For colleges that fear dwindling tuition and companies that worry about losing talent, the broader impact is harder to quantify: America seemingly losing its lustre on a global stage.“It’s not as attractive as it once was,” said Dodeye Ewa, who’s finishing high school in Calabar, Nigeria. New international students in America have declined for three straight years: a 3 per cent drop in the 2016 school year - the first in about a decade - followed by 7 per cent and 1 per cent dips, according to the Institute of International Education, which releases an annual November report. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center's fall snapshot shows a 13.7 per cent drop in undergraduate international students.
Federal officials say it's a way to fight fraud and overstaying visas. But colleges call it another barrier. Dodeye Ewa’s brother Wofai Ewa, an IIT senior studying mechanical engineering, wants to stay in America but worries about his options. He understands his sister’s doubts. Most colleges in the survey said the difficulty in obtaining US visas was also to blame. Student visas issued under Trump shrunk 42 per cent, from nearly 700,000 in 2015 to under 400,000 last year, according to the State Department.
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