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#intled - “Unfortunately, the curriculum has been exploited as a backdoor to the Danish labor market. We are now taking action against this. We have seen a huge increase in recent years in students and accompanying families from Bangladesh and Nepal.” https://t.co/yCn6srd5vO

#intled - Truth being spoken in Canada: “The president of the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) has said Canada is ‘no longer competitive in attracting global talent’ after nearly two years of policy changes wreaking havoc on the sector.” https://t.co/pEPL9Y9Pj9

#intled - There have been conflicting reports from Australia on the number of international students in the country. Overall, new international students were down 16% in the first half of 2025, with 38% fewer English language students.

#intled - “Despite decades of discussion, too little has changed. The stories are familiar: highly qualified graduates — engineers, accountants, scientists — working behind the wheel of taxis a generation ago, and now driving for Uber.” https://t.co/fjtfx9icBD

#intled - “As the global landscape becomes more uncertain, from conflict in E. Europe and the Middle East to tighter immigration rules in the West, more families are viewing education as just one piece of a broader strategy for long-term security.” https://t.co/n4xeS7hT2Z

#intled - Internationalization at community colleges is progressing despite all the negativity from this administration. “These institutions are so much more active in providing international education opportunities than many previously thought.” https://t.co/ddao0Jg25F

#intled - “Some of the enquiry channels that students find most meaningful – such as peer-to-peer, live chat and WhatsApp – are not always available, meaning students are essentially asked to fall back to more traditional channels like email.” https://t.co/RngjBbasCc

#intled - Vietnamese students remain keen on the US, with over 36,000 now studying here. In stark contrast to India, the US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City was quite supportive. Would that be because we already have a trade deal with Vietnam?

#intled - The SEVIS data from September indicates a 0.8% increase in the overall number of international students. It does not track new intl students, and it also includes OPT. Other reports show 100K fewer Indian students issued visas this year. https://t.co/gqEDJkEG95

#intled - “A White House memo sent to nine top-tier universities has proposed a 15% cap on colleges’ international undergraduate enrolments, among other demands, in return for preferential access to federal funding.” https://t.co/wO7ohyGSOU

#intled - With 70% of all H1Bs being from India, how long will it be before they look elsewhere? While some are prematurely changing plans, based on my experience from two weeks ago in India, the smart money is on the long game. https://t.co/RLmNTu25CY

#intled - School districts nationwide rely on international talent to fill vacancies. “Without an exemption, the result could be a severe shortage of qualified teachers at a time when schools nationwide already face staffing challenges.” https://t.co/jgT2A0bPN6

#intled - What would the impact of H1B restrictions be on US higher education? Currently, nearly 17,000 H1Bs are enrolled at 930 US post-secondary institutions. Most institutions won’t be able to afford the $100K price tag. https://t.co/BxzpmCZlCL

#intled - Why would restrictions on H1B hurt US higher ed? “Once implemented, it would dim the appeal of the F-1 student visa — a far more crucial source of the US’ long-term competitiveness than the 85,000-a-year jobs quota.” https://t.co/QPEtkbO0qo

#intled - “Policies that artificially inflate costs or drive away investment from our country do not protect American workers; they limit opportunities for U.S. job growth, shrink our economy, and cede the future to our competitors abroad.” https://t.co/ceTErzJPa3

#intled - It is remarkable how many lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration to halt attempts to undermine higher ed in the United States. This piece shares the status of so many of these suits. Thankful today for checks and balances. https://t.co/O7xZ9vKUu0

#intled - While the decision will likely be appealed up the chain in the US courts, this ruling from a Reagan-era judicial appointment speaks volumes about how far this administration has strayed from what free speech means in the United States. https://t.co/JloO7soYzP

#intled - ACE and 53 other higher ed associations joined in the fight. “We believe it is based on flawed data and attempts to address problems that don’t exist among our international students and scholars or within the current system.” https://t.co/eAHEDKqyjO

#intled - The world’s largest international education membership organization, NAFSA, with over 10,000 members, released its comments on the D/S rule, 30 pages of which aim at the fundamentally egregious overreach of DHS’s approach.

#intled - The public comment period is over for the DHS proposed rule to eliminate D/S. Over 22,000 (not 15K as this Inside Higher Ed piece suggests). Let us see how long it takes for DHS to respond. It’s not just colleges raising a stink on this. https://t.co/amfw5bi9Ly