HUGE Immigration Stats! The US is no longer as attractive for international students as it once was. — International students are down 18% since peak in 2017 to ~205k/yr. Indians are worst hit (-42% from 2017). — Indian STEM Masters students in the US choose to stay in US on OPT (80-90%) much more than Chinese ones do (50-60%). Both have falling fast - 75% to 50% for China and 95% to 78% for India. — Indian and Chinese STEM Masters students make up ~30% of ALL international graduates in ANY field for ANY degree in the US. Fewer students are coming to the US. Even fewer are choosing to stay.

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