How much international students matter to the economy
May 1, 2025
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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?<br /><br /><strong>Related episodes:<br /></strong>Do immigrants really take jobs and lower wages? (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-money/id290783428?i=1000660600417" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gZrYV5ofj7RZxiuWOYPK3?si=070027988f9f4d0e" target="_blank">Spotify</a>)<br />The long view of economics and immigration (Two Indicators) (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-money/id290783428?i=1000677664871" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SNoGjFyeKqmcOYxkDeKmu?si=6b8d1b4726f34aad" target="_blank">Spotify</a>)<br /><br /><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/" target="_blank"><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>.<br /><br />Fact-checking by </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez" target="_blank"><em>Sierra Juarez</em></a><em>. Music by </em><a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><em>Drop Electric</em></a><em>. Find us: </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>TikTok</em></a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/" target="_blank"><em>Instagram</em></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>Facebook</em></a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money" target="_blank"><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>.</em><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
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