The Biden-Harris administration announced Monday that it has welcomed a record number of international students into the United States.

More than 1.12 million foreign students will study at U.S. colleges and universities in the 2023-2024 academic year, setting a new record for the country, the State Department announced. press release We celebrated the beginning of International Education Week. This milestone is just the latest milestone involving foreign nationals in the United States under the Biden-Harris administration. (Related article: ‘They’re afraid’: Locals say Haitians are fleeing Springfield after Trump’s victory)

“Now, as we celebrate our 75th anniversary, open door More than 1.12 million international students reported studying at U.S. colleges and universities in the 2023-2024 academic year, highlighting this is an all-time high [Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s] “We are committed to making the United States a top destination for international study abroad,” the State Department said in a press release.

“According to the Department of Commerce, the economic activity of international students also makes a significant contribution to the U.S. economy, contributing more than $50 billion in revenue in 2023,” the press statement continued.

The United States remains the number one destination for international students, and the number of students flocking to American universities has increased in recent years. According to Data reported by U.S. News & World Report. There will be approximately 1 million international college students at American universities during the 2022-2023 academic year, an increase of nearly 12% from the previous year and the highest growth rate in 40 years.

For the first time in about 15 years, India has overtaken China as the top destination for international students to the United States. According to Opendoor data. Indians account for 29% of the international student population, and Chinese account for 25%, putting both countries far ahead of other countries.

American lawmakers are also sounding the alarm about the growing threat of Chinese influence at American universities. A group of Republican senators introduced a bill in September 2023 that aims to limit the Chinese Communist Party’s influence by targeting millions of foreign currencies flowing to U.S. universities.

While the number of international students in the United States continues to grow, immigration hardliners remain critical The screening process and number of international students that ultimately allow hundreds of thousands of foreigners into the country each year Take advantage of the training program as a means to remain in the United States indefinitely.

The record number of foreign students comes on the heels of record levels of illegal immigration into the United States under the Biden-Harris administration.

Data tracked by Customs and Border Protection shows that 2024 will be the second worst year for illegal border crossings in U.S. history, and will not be surpassed until 2023. Approximately 8.5 million migrants were encountered along the U.S.-Mexico border during the four fiscal years of the Biden-Harris administration.

Biden’s White House also 500,000 Foreign nationals who enter the United States through an initiative known as CHNV, a program that grants Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans a two-year parole. Approximately 30,000 migrants were being airlifted each month through CHNV’s parole program.

Additionally, from January 2023 to the end of August 2024, more than 800,000 foreign nationals scheduled asylum appointments through the CBP One app. According to C.B.P.

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