Trump’s Catastrophic War on Global Talent 

America is just beginning to tally the cost of our catastrophic, self-inflicted wound. During Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0, by assaulting immigration and global engagement, we have also banned and discouraged the globe’s most talented students from being educated here, hurting ourselves and our economy. After green shoots of recovery under Joe Biden, the data reveal the profound price we’re paying.  

America’s economic engine of international education is powerful. According to data from NAFSA...