Workers with college degrees who come to the U.S. on student visas out-earn their native-born peers, but also do more of the research and development work critical to the economy, according to a new analysis of data from the National Survey of College Graduates.
Why it matters: The Trump administration is using student visas as both policy tool and negotiating leverage on trade, potentially forcing a sharp decline in the number of foreign students in coming years.
By the numbers: As of 2023, there were about 2.1 million year-round full-time workers in the U.S. with Bachelor’s degrees who first came here on a student visa, per the Economic Innovation Group, which did the research.
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