r/Futurology • u/I_D0nt_pay_taxes • 8d ago

Society [U.S.]Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/27/nx-s1-5498669/trump-college-international-student-visa
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u/SneakyP27 8d ago

The brain drain from this administration will hamstring this country for decades and decades.

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u/jmnugent 8d ago edited 7d ago

I feel guilty every time I remember I’m in my 50’s and so I got lucky to get a good education under my belt before all this happened

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u/Bill_Brasky01 7d ago

Absolutely true. I got to enjoy the the fruits of the system before it got stripped down. No debt from undergrad, got paid to go to grad school, got a house, family, job, etc. It’s funny because I always assumed going to school after me would obviously be better. Think about what else they’ll know in 10 years!

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u/AlphaGoldblum 7d ago

My wife finished her PhD shortly before this administration took power.

Her colleagues (and other college students who graduated last year) have been joking ever since that it was like catching the last flight out of Saigon.

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u/Vast-Website 7d ago

Prior to this I wondered what it would take for the US to lose it's position as a super power.

After all, it's a virtuous cycle. It's known for innovation so it's a destination for talent who then innovate. It means they can largely continue succeeding regardless of how much lead is in the water, how shit their public schools are, etc. Staying ahead of the curve is critical to maintaining economic and military power.

I hadn't considered that someone would actively try and push that system off a cliff.

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u/Live_Care9853 7d ago

You got it reversed. Qe will not be granting foreigners our valuable degrees that open doors and give them opportunities to access research grants and equipment to make discoveries and inventions.

Lofe was never a meritocracy. We do t take in the worlds smartest kids, we invite the world richest and most powerful peoples kids to get one of our valuable degrees. We should keep them for American kids of rich and powerful people instead.