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Trump Promised to Welcome More Foreign Students. Now, They Feel Targeted on All Fronts
- On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Congress expressed serious concern over Trump administration decisions negatively affecting foreign students, especially Indians in the USA.
- These concerns follow U.S. policies including halting new student visa interviews and expanding social media vetting, causing uncertainty for many Indian applicants.
- About 337,630 Indian students studied in the U.S. in 2024, representing roughly one third of international students, with many families financially invested in their education.
- Congressional leader Jairam Ramesh noted on X that these students face an uncertain future, criticizing Prime Minister Modi and the External Affairs Minister for remaining silent on this issue.
- The visa disruptions have led to growing anxiety, financial strain, and a shift of some Indian students toward Canada, Germany, and Australia for higher education opportunities.
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There are over 300 thousand young people from the subcontinent who study in the United States, almost twice as many as ten years ago. To push them towards the U.S. the shortcomings of a still uncompetitive university system because they are overly centralized. So in countertrend with their government (and to avoid Europe's competition) some U.S. universities are starting new partnerships to open campuses in India.
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