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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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Tweet the dollars and number of jobs international students bring to your state.

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

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

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450,000+

Jobs Supported

International students created or supported over 450,000 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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