NAFSA reports address competition for international students

NAFSA's annual conference attracts approximately 10,000 people from around the world and includes presentations related to many countries, although its name starts with "National" and this is presumed to be the U.S.A. Two reports unveiled at the 2019 conference 1) compare policies of 20 different countries in terms of attractiveness to international students and 2) confirm the decline of interest in U.S.A. universities as a threat to attracting and retaining highly qualified talent from throughout the world. The two reports combine to portray the policy positions and resulting impact in terms of institutional competition for talented and well-trained young people. The bottom line is that "institutions continue to report that prospective international students and their families are concerned about U.S. federal policies and rhetoric on immigration, along with apprehensions of personal safety and tense race relations."