1.6 Million Foreign Students in U.S. in 2017

[rangerrebew]

1.6 Million Foreign Students in U.S. in 2017
 
Fri, Oct 26th 2018 @ 2:47 pm EDT

Nearly 1.6 million foreign students studied in the United States in 2017, according to new data released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Of those, 328,205 participated in the Optional Training Program (OPT), which allows foreign students to work jobs in the U.S. for purposes of gaining real-world experience in their fields. The OPT program has been used as a bridge to H-1B visas for high-tech employers.

The data dump is part of the Trump Administration's effort to improve the transparency of federal immigration statistics and is based on information recorded by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP).

https://www.numbersusa.com/news/16-million-foreign-students-us-2017

[Fishrrman]

I say, "send 'em home".
All of them.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

These are only those recognized as students last year.

The numbers do not include the millions of students who were recognized in previous years, including many (like some of the 911 terrorists) who stayed after losing their student visa.