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Losing Talent 2020 #WelcomeToSucceed LOSING TALENT 2020 An Economic and Foreign Policy Risk America Can’t Ignore MARCH 2020 “ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” nelson mandela #WelcomeToSucceed EXECUTIVE SUMMARY International students create jobs, drive research, enrich our classrooms, strengthen national security, and become America’s greatest foreign policy assets. Yet new international student enrollment is down dramatically across the United States. International students contributed nearly $41 billion to our economy last year. During the 2018 – 2019 academic year, international students created or supported more than 458,000 jobs. That’s three jobs created for every seven international students who chose to study here. International education is the fifth-largest U.S. service sector export. Part of the American strength has been to be a global recruiter The most recent U.S. Department of State Open Doors® report, of talent … There are people like published by the Institute of International Education, this all over the world whose views reported a 0.9% decline in new international student enrollments; have been shaped very positively this is the third consecutive year of decline in new international student enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities. by their experience here … That just seems like the strongest form of soft Data show that international students and scholars feel less safe and power we’ve seen and we simply less welcome in the United States than the previous year surveyed. ought to not be giving that up. University and industry leaders acknowledge that anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies contribute to a chilling effect on international Dr. David Leebron study in the United States. president rice university Competitors like Canada, China, and Australia are recruiting and attracting more international students and scholars and benefiting at the expense of the United States. For example, in 2014, China surpassed the United Kingdom and the United States as a top destination for international students from Africa — and it continues to draw increasing numbers of students from the African continent. SOURCES tinyurl.com/PoliticoPro-20190702-Leebron NAFSA: Association of International Educators © 2020 NAFSA. All Rights Reserved. 1 THE LOSS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: AMERICA’S FIFTH-LARGEST SERVICES EXPORT AT RISK New international student enrollment is down 10.8% since the fall of 2016. These decreases are in part due to several troubling federal policy changes that have altered the perception of the United States as a welcoming destination for international students, scholars, and researchers. It’s shortsighted to think of this Education — particularly While new enrollment of international issue solely in terms of revenue: higher education — is a major students in the United States International students and scholars American export …. When we has declined for three straight also spur American innovation provide a service that leads to years, at universities in Australia and growth … the United States foreigners sending money into the enrollment of international can’t afford to close the pipeline the U.S., that’s an export with students in higher education of talent and tuition that supports exactly the same economic increased by 47% between 2015 its education system and effects as when we sell soybeans and 2018, according to Australian drives its economic future. or coal abroad. government data. Brook Larmer Dr. Richard Startz Stuart Anderson contributing writer professor of economics senior contributor THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE university of california santa barbara FORBES MAGAZINE Students are still studying outside their home country. They’re just studying in other places. 87% International respondents A Study Portals survey of 1,300+ international and indicated the main reason for their decreased desire to study in American students gauged students’ thoughts the United States is that they perceive the United States after the 2016 U.S. presidential election. to be less welcoming toward international students. SOURCES tinyurl.com/nytm-20190103-MostVitalExports tinyurl.com/forbes-20191119-Anderson tinyurl.com/blmbrg-20190117-ForeignSour tinyurl.com/iie-OpenDoors 2 NAFSA: Association of International Educators © 2020 NAFSA. All Rights Reserved. #WelcomeToSucceed LEADERS AGREE THAT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE AN ASSET TO AMERICA I can think of no more International students learn about the best of America by studying side-by-side valuable asset to our with our students from cities, towns and rural communities in the Central country than the Valley and throughout California — inspiring global interconnectedness friendship of future and making international education the perfect incubator for diplomacy. world leaders who have Furthermore, knowledge of American culture and our political and been educated here. social structures serves a diplomatic as well as educational function. Colin L. Powell Dr. Marjorie Zatz retired vice provost and dean of graduate education four-star general and sociology professor united states army university of california merced Inconsistent government action and uncertainty undermines economic growth and American competitiveness and creates anxiety for employees who follow the law. In many cases, these employees studied here and received degrees from U.S. universities, often in critical STEM fields. BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE CEOS INCLUDING Tim Cook Chuck Robbins Indra K. Nooyi ceo, apple ceo, cisco systems former ceo, pepsico SOURCES tinyurl.com/USDoS-Powell-quote tinyurl.com/diversedu-20181023-Zatz tinyurl.com/BR-CookRobbinsNooyi-quote tinyurl.com/wapo-20181213-Rampell NAFSA: Association of International Educators © 2020 NAFSA. All Rights Reserved. 3 IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO THE U.S. ECONOMY The latest analysis by NAFSA: Optional Practical Training (OPT) Higher education has long been Association of International Educators for international students lead to one of this nation’s greatest finds that the more than 1 million increased innovation and higher economic assets, attracting the international students studying average earnings, while not costing at U.S. colleges and universities U.S. workers their jobs. brightest and most promising minds from around the world, contributed $41 billion and According to a 2019 report from the supported more than 458,000 National Foundation for American fueling science and innovation, jobs to the U.S. economy during Policy, nearly one-quarter of the creating jobs and spreading the 2018 – 2019 academic year. founders of $1 billion U.S. start-up economic prosperity. Some of According to a 2019 report from companies first came to America as the most successful start-up the Niskanen Center, experiential international students. companies in the United States learning opportunities like had at least one immigrant founder, including Uber and U.S. International Student Enrollment Contributions SpaceX. Two of America’s most iconic software companies, BILLIONS THOUSANDS Microsoft and Google, OF DOLLARS Dollars Contributed Jobs Supported OF JOBS are led by [people from India] $45 1200 who came to the United States 0 1100 as graduate students. $35 0 800 2 600 Ángel Cabrera 20 president 1 00 georgia institute of technology 10 200 $5 0 0 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-1 201-17 2017-18 2018-19 SOURCES tinyurl.com/NC-OPT-Graduates-201903 tinyurl.com/NAFSA-ISCOEAI tinyurl.com/NFAP-2019-IEUSI-Policy tinyurl.com/iie-OpenDoors 4 NAFSA: Association of International Educators © 2020 NAFSA. All Rights Reserved. #WelcomeToSucceed INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MOBILITY IS GROWING — BUT U.S. MARKET SHARE IS DECREASING According to Project Atlas data, since 2001, the number student population dropped, from 28% in 2001 to 21% of students pursuing education outside of their home in 2019. NAFSA estimates the continued decline in new country has more than doubled, from 2.1 million to international student enrollment since fall 2016 has cost 5.3 million, while the U.S. share of this globally-mobile the U.S. economy $11.8 billion and more than 65,000 jobs. International Student Enrollment New International Student Enrollment Competitor Countries Market Share in the United States 2001 2019 New International Student Enrollment 0 0000 2 00000 20000 20 200000 1 10000 10 100000 5% 0000 0 0 UK USA China France Russia Canada 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-1 201-17 2017-18 2018-19 Australia Germany SOURCES tinyurl.com/iie-CurrentInfographics tinyurl.com/iie-OpenDoors NAFSA: Association of International Educators © 2020 NAFSA. All Rights Reserved. 5 WHAT’S CAUSING THIS? Institutions continue to report that prospective international students and their families are concerned about U.S. federal policies and rhetoric on immigration, along with apprehensions of personal safety and tense race relations. Top 12 Reasons for Declining International Students Enrollment Institutions continued to report that the U.S. social and political Fall Fall Fall Fall environment (57.9%) and feeling 2016 2017 2018 2019 Visa application process unwelcome in the United States 34% 68% 83% 87% or visa delays/denials (48.6%) were factors contributing Social and political environment to new international student 15% 57% 58% 60% in the United States declines. Institutions also reported Enroll in another country’s institutions that concerns about physical safety 19% 54% 58% 59% (other than the United States) in the United
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