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International Students

International students, scholars, and their families are assets to academic and scientific innovation, public diplomacy, economic vitality, and national security.

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Take Action Against New Unlawful Presence Policy

Ask Your Senators to Sign Letter to USCIS Director Cissna by November 19

We need signatures on a letter to USCIS Director Cissna by November 19 about the new unlawful presence policy that puts international students at risk.

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Urge Your Senators to Support International Students

Share the Dollars, Jobs, Academic, and Cultural Contributions Students Bring to Your State

Ask your Senators to support international students. Educate them about the dollars, jobs, academic, and cultural benefits they bring to your state.

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Urge Your Representatives to Support International Students

Share the Dollars, Jobs, Academic, and Cultural Contributions Students Bring to Your District

Ask your Representative to support international students. Educate him or her about the dollars, jobs, academic, and cultural benefits they bring to your congressional district.

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Share Your Story

Compelling personal stories are some of our most powerful advocacy tools, and we want to hear yours!

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455,000+

Jobs Supported

International students created or supported over 455,000 U.S. jobs. That’s three jobs for every seven international students.

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Toolkit: Request a Floor Statement

Ask your member of Congress to make a public statement on the House or Senate floor in support of international students.

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Yu Takahashi

Meet Yu Takahashi from Japan. Inspired by the American Mars rover missions, he studied at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the University of Colorado – Boulder to gain the skills necessary to work at NASA. Now, his job is to safely navigate NASA spacecrafts around planets and asteroids.

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Karen Kakou

Meet Karen Kakou from Cote D’Ivoire. She dreams of leading a Fortune 500 company one day, and she wants other African students to dream big, too. When she was studying at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville, she founded an on-campus organization to provide financial and moral support for her fellow African students.

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Jermaine Rodney

Meet Jermaine Rodney from Jamaica. After studying at Western State Colorado University, he founded a thriving business in Colorado and became heavily involved in community work. So far, he’s raised over $20,000 for local and international charities.

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Find more international student profiles and resources for policymakers at www.nafsa.org/internationalstudents

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Connecting Our World is the advocacy home of NAFSA: Association of International Educators and its nearly 10,000 members worldwide believe that international education—connecting students, scholars, educators, and citizens across borders—is fundamental to advancing peace, security, and well-being.

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