International Students

Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on postsecondary students enrolling in higher education institutions in another country, and the policies governing international student mobility.

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Mounting Backlogs Undermine U.S. Immigration System and Impede Biden Policy Changes

Immigration case backlogs reached record levels across the U.S. government, slowing legal immigration and threatening to derail the Biden policy agenda.

China’s Rapid Development Has Transformed Its Migration Trends

China has transformed into an emerging destination for migrants, even as it is also a key origin. But legal frameworks for immigrants lag behind the scale of movement.

Image of man on steps in front of China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, China

Immigrant Integration During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Government and NGO Plans to Support Integration Success

This symposium provided government and NGO perspectives from Canada and the United States on the challenges and opportunities that the COVID-19 pandemic poses for immigrant integration.

Refugee Resettlement and Complementary Pathways: Opportunities for growth

Resettlement reaches fewer than 1 percent of refugees annually. To scale protection, labor, education, and sponsorship pathways are being used but face persistent barriers.

An Ethiopian resettled refugee mother and her son in the United States, where she works as a caseworker with other refugees

United Kingdom’s Decades-Long Immigration Shift Interrupted by Brexit and the Pandemic

Brexit and other events have reshaped UK immigration flows and policy, as this country profile explains.

Refugees prepare to be resettled in the United Kingdom.

Iran Loses Highly Educated and Skilled Citizens during Long-Running “Brain Drain”

Driven by repression, sanctions, and economic decline, Iran has lost highly educated workers in a brain drain that the World Bank estimates at $50 billion per year.

COVID-19 and the Demand for Labor and Skills in Europe: Early evidence and implications for migration policy

This brief analyzes how COVID-19 is reshaping European labour markets and what this means for skills investment and migration policy now and in the future.

International Students in the United States

The United States hosted 1.1 million international students as of the 2019-20 school year, but enrollment declined for the first time in years due to higher costs and Trump restrictions.

International students wave flags of their origin countries

The “Trump Effect” on Legal Immigration Levels: More Perception than Reality?

Data show pandemic-era curbs on mobility globally, not first-term Trump policies, drove the sharpest decline in U.S. legal immigration, though structural changes may have lasting effects.

The Post-Pandemic Ascent: The Role of Migration in Emerging from the Economic and Labor Market Turmoil

This discussion with MPI and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) examines the impact of the coronavirus on migration and mobility systems, and highlights findings from OECD’s International Migration Outlook 2020 on recent developments in migration movements and policies.