
415,000+
Jobs Supported
International students created or supported 415,996 U.S. jobs. That’s three jobs for every eight 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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