As we look back to the past year and all of the losses that had overwhelmed 2020, a very prominent loss the United States had was a 72% loss in Visa records for international students to be newly enrolled in U.S. education programs. Although this may come to many as an obvious outcome since the pandemic that has swept across the globe has withheld international travel, but this is still a very troubling number considering the fact that a majority of these students will be seeking their education elsewhere, most likely for the next couple years assuming that they will remain in their respected country of study to finish out their education. The United States has been a huge outlet for international travel as many aspire to come to the United States for one of the most high-quality educations in the world but that was put to a roaring halt when the Trump Administration decided to crack down on all immigration, leaving international student enrollments to be tossed in the process. A strong part of the United States hegemonic identity is upheld by the idea that we have to be the destination for the best scholars that the world has to offer accompanied by the best outlet for connections to the global market, but this drastic dip in numbers could cause an educational and economic drought for the United States for the next couple years. The potential for international students to pursue an education in other countries has never been higher leaving the United States' image as the most desirable country to pursue education to become a distant memory if these sanctions last any longer.
By: Kaytlyn Tyler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/student-visa-records-show-enrollments-by-foreign-students-tumbled-18-in-2020-11616168396
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