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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Digital Health Credentials and COVID-19: Can Vaccine and Testing Requirements Restart Global Mobility?

Fragmented digital health credential systems hamper recovery of travel after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States

This collection showcases some of the most frequently used data on immigrants and immigration to the United States around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Origin of World’s Largest Migrant Population, India Seeks to Leverage Immigration

India leads the world in both emigrants and remittances but faces growing pressure to modernize worker protections and leverage its diaspora for domestic development.

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.

Four Years of Profound Change: Immigration Policy during the Trump Presidency

President Donald Trump's administration completed 472 executive actions from 2017 to 2021, narrowing humanitarian protections and restricting legal immigration.

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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.

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Middle Eastern and North African Immigrants in the United States

U.S. immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa tend to be highly educated but face high poverty rates and rely heavily on humanitarian and diversity visa pathways.

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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.

Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States

Vietnamese immigration to the United States is rooted in its refugee history. As of 2019, 1.4 million Vietnamese immigrants lived in the United States.

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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