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2025:

2024:

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Schools caution international students: Get back to campus before Trump's inauguration
December 14, 2024, NBC News

Pro-immigration Policy and Mutual Brain Gain: A Quick Q&A with Economist Gaurav Khanna
December 11, 2024, American Enterprise Institute and FasterPlease Substack

Indians are now the largest international student group in the U.S., data shows
December 6, 2024, Mosaic

H-1B hopefuls say they’re bracing for the impact of a second Trump term
November 26, 2024, NBC News

Trump’s second term has experts wondering about international students’ future
November 18, 2024, EdSource

California retains No. 1 ranking for international student enrollment as concerns grow over Trump
November 17, 2024, LA Times

How does pollution affect the migration and productivity of workers in China?
November 2024, Yale News and Yale Insights

Six Questions with Gaurav Khanna
September 3, 2024, World Bank Blogs

US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage edges up to 6.78%, Freddie Mac says
July 26, 2024, Reuters

 California's Central Valley fares poorly on education study, while Bay Area shines
July 5, 2024, Desert Sun
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 Most and Least Educated Cities
July 8, 2024, The Wallet Hub
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 Immigrants Don’t Crowd Out U.S.-Born Professionals, New Study Finds
May 13, Forbes
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 Foreign Born Physicians Help Fill Need For Doctors In US Rural Areas
April 27, MedicalResearch
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 Working migrants boost California's economy amid inflation
January 13, NBC (San Diego 7)

2023:

1. Why India's visa temples are still thriving
December 13, The Juggernaut​

2. Enrollment of international students rebounds from pandemic plunge as California stays No. 1November 13, LA Times​

3. What's behind the rise in undocumented Indian immigrants crossing U.S. borders on foot
November 14, LA Times​

4. Change may come to H-1B visa program, which opens doors for tech workers
October 24, NPR​

5. Indians surpass Chinese as largest 'Asian-alone' group in U.S.
September 26, NBC​

6. Podcast: Tech Layoffs and the H1-B Visas 
February 1, The Rational Middle Podcast​

7. White House Economic Report of the President, Chapter 5
March, The White House​

8. Ask the Experts
July 27, The Wallet Hub​

9. What are the long-term returns to large-scale education expansions?
May 6, VoxDev​

10. How Liberalizing Trade with China Led to a Boom in International Students in the US
August 16, Vox China

2022:

1. The productivity consequences of pollution-induced migration in China
January, VoxDev​
 
2. Pandemic Lockdowns Had Severe Mental Health Consequences for Women in the Developing World
March, 2022

See also: Times of San Diego, Indian Flash, Deccan Herald, India Education Diary, Northeast Now, Lokmat Times, Ommcom News, Eurasia Review, Kalinga TV, Andhravilas, Prokerala, The Logical Indian, Daily Pioneer, The Sentinel, DaijiWorld, DNA India, CanIndia, HNGN, Consumer Affairs, ScienceDaily, ScienceBlog, Science Magazine, Patch, Today Headline, BoringBuzz, Verve Times, Insider Voice, Medically Prime, SocialNewsXYZ, Buziness Bytes, HonestColumnist
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3. Covid-19 pandemic badly hit female mental health in rural India
May 13, The Times of India
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4. New Study Looks At Mental Health Effects Of Pandemic On Indian Women
May 17, Theravive
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5. When Losing your job means losing your right to stay in the US
November 10, NPR (Marketplace)
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6. Foreign workers laid off from Big Tech face a deadline: Find jobs ASAP or leave the country
November 22, NBC News
 
7. Many Immigrants Are Scrambling To Save Visa Status After Massive Tech Layoffs
December 8, Essence
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8. For some foreign workers, Seattle tech layoffs can mean a forced exit
December 11, The Star
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9. Indians face up to 3-year waits for U.S. tourist visas as consulates on the subcontinent are in disarray
December 22, NBC

2021:

1. Interview: State Senate Proposes Plan To Reduce Nonresidents, Increase Californians At UC Schools
June 1, KPBS

2. Podcast: Probable Causation, Episode 56
August 17

3. Covid and containment worsened women’s mental health, increased food insecurity in India
September 29, The Print (India); Ideas for India
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4. The productivity consequences of pollution-induced migration in China
September, Vox EU
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5. What Happens to U.S. Colleges After China?
August 15, The Wire (China)
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6. UC San Diego Forced To Cut Out-Of-State Admissions
July 6, KPBS
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7. The U.S. Attracts Fewer International Students, Loses Billions In Revenue. Here's Why
August 9, NPR
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8. Fewer than half of high schools teach computer science. These educators want to change that
June 17, PBS Newshour
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9. UCSD’s foreign enrollment drops sharply, but the campus is optimistic about future
January 11, San Diego Union Tribune
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10. Stranded international college students feel abandoned. They are suing the US government
February 21, USA Today
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11. Can Biden revive the American Dream for Indian students?
February 16, Moneycontrol
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12. International students are in panic mode. Can they get back to U.S. in time for fall term?
May 21, LA Times
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13. Fewer Indians Are Crossing Over to US, And COVID Isn’t Just Why
June 8, The Quint

2020:

1. TV interviews: Fox5 San Diego, CNBC, CGTN, Fox5 San Diego (2)
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2. UCSD study: Minority students perform better with affirmative action in place
August 20, Fox 5 San Diego
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3. 'You're not wanted': Trump's proposed college student visa changes worry international students – again
September 26, USA Today
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4. West taking big risk shutting out students from China
September 3, Asia Times
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5. Study: Affirmative Action Helps Minority Students Perform Better In School
August 20, KPBS
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6. Trump and COVID force Chinese students to rethink the US
September 2, Nikkei Asia
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7. Affirmative action incentivizes high schoolers to perform better, new research shows
August 20, EurekaAlert
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8. Quota Helped Bridge Education Gap by 40%, New Research Finds it Pushes School Students for Higher Studies
August 19, The World News
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9. Affirmative action incentivizes high schoolers to perform better
August 21, Education Research Report
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10. UCSD study: Minority students perform better where affirmative action is in place
August 21, News Break
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11. Study Shows Affirmative Action Encourages Underrepresented Teens To Study Harder
August 23, Moms.com
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12. UCSD Study Suggests Affirmative Action Leads to Better Minority School Results
August 20, Times of San Diego
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13. Do H-1B Visas Help or Hurt American Workers?
August 24, Bloomberg.com
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14. New Research Shows Quota Helped Bridge Education Gap by 40%, Spurred Students on to Higher Studies
August 20, News18
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15. Trade wars with China could cost US universities $1.15 billion
July 14, TechXplore
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16. Trump downplays new China trade deal chances
July 13, Politico
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​17. US Universities Could Lose $1.15 Billion in Tuition Revenue amid Trade War with China, Says Study
July 13, Knowledia
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18. Hostile immigration policies from the White House are putting our innovation economy at risk​
July 14, San Diego Tribune
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19. US-China trade war could cost unis $1.15bn
July 23, PIE News
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20. Trade Wars with China Could Cost U.S. Universities $1.15 Billion
July 13, UCSD News Center and SD Metro
 
21. What U.S.-China trade war could cost U.S. colleges
July 13, University Business
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​22. US Universities Could Lose $1.15 Billion in Tuition Revenue amid Trade War with China, Says Study
July 9, CNN News18
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23. H-1B Workers Are Helping to Save Jobs During the COVID-19 Recession
June 19, Cato Institute
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24. Trade wars with China could cost US universities $1.15 billion
July 13, ScienceMag
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25. Limiting immigrant student visas will hurt economy, researcher says
June 8, 2020 Fox5 San Diego
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26. US May Have to Pay Heavy Price for Its Restrictions on Foreign Students, Say Experts
July 7, CNN News18
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27. Visa Restrictions Will Worsen The Post-Covid Recession
June 9, Forbes.com
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28. UC San Diego study: New visa restrictions will make the U.S. economic downturn worse
June 10, SDnews.com
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29. New Visa Restrictions Will Make U.S. Economic Downturn Worse
June 8, Homeland Security News Wire
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30. Study: Foreign Worker Restrictions Hurt American Workers
June 10, Documented
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31. No 'Pomp' in Changed 'Circumstance': Indian Students in US Universities Live in Anxiety amid Lockdown
May 4, CNN News18
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32. New Visa Restrictions will Make the U.S. Economic Downturn Worse
June 4, UCSD News
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33. Anti-immigration policies to negatively impact US economy: Study
June 10, The Economic Times
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34. A new study shows Trump’s anti-immigration policies will end up hurting the US
June 8, Yahoo! Finance and Quartz India
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35. New Visa Restrictions Will Make The U.S. Economic Downturn Worse
June 4, Science Blog
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36. Indian American researcher finds immigrant protections improve lives of US workers
June 19, The American Bazaar
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37. New Visa restrictions will make the US economic downturn worse
June 9, 7thSpace
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38. Limiting immigrant student visas will hurt economy, researcher says
June 8, ABC4.com
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39. New visa restrictions will make the US economic downturn worse

June 4, Phys.org and Parallelstate

2019:

2018:

1. Hiring highly educated immigrants leads to more innovation and better products
September 26, authored in The Conversation
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2. Fewer international students could become a problem for US universities
July 28, authored in The Hill
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3. UCSD study finds foreign workers help companies innovate
July 31, quoted in The San Diego Union-Tribune
 
4. H-1B Visas May Help Tech Firms Innovate. But at What Cost?
July 31, cited in Dice Insights
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5. "An Immigrant Workforce Leads to Innovation, According to New UC San Diego Research"  
July 16, UCSD News
See also: CBS 8, Times of San Diego, Fox 5 San Diego, Science Daily, EurekAlert!, Eurasia Review, Sciencemag, Domain B
 
6. "Here’s proof that H-1B workers make American companies more innovative" 
July 18, Quartz
See also: NextGov
 
7. "Researchers: H-1B workers bring innovation to business" 
July 19, HR Dive
 
8. "New Evidence Shows That Immigration Helps Us All"
July 20, Economics 21
 
9. "President Trump, please treat legal immigrants fairly" 
July 20, News India Times
 
10. "Watch What Happens When You Push Away Skilled Immigrants" 
July 24, Bloomberg
 
11. "Study finds high-skilled immigrants benefit economy as Trump moves to make lives more difficult"
July 24, Reveal News
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12. "A growing number of California detainees are Indians crossing through Mexico to seek asylum"
August 14, Los Angeles Times
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13. "Impacts of H-1B visa reductions on economic growth"
November 29, State Science & Technology Institute 

2017:

India Media Mentions and Indian Papers in U.S:

1. "Can the Indian IT sector overcome the H-1B hurdles?"
October 2017, ​ India Global Business

2. “H-1B visas called ‘net positive’ for U.S economy” 
August 11, India Abroad

3. “H-1B visas, a much-maligned engine of growth,” 
August 11, India Abroad

4. “US may lose its competitive edge due to H-1B clampdown: Report” 
August 9, The Economic Times

5. “US and India Benefit From H1B Visa, New Study Reveals”
August 9, Little India

6. “US may lose Indian talent, competitive edge due to H-1B clampdown: report” 
August 8, The Hans India

7. “H-1B visa restriction may affect US IT production: Report,”
August 8,  The Indian Express

8. “H-1B visa clampdown to hurt US’s competitive edge: Report” 
August 8, Live Mint

9. “H1B visa program benefits both US and India, says new study” 
August 8, Live Mint

10. “US May Lose Its Competitive Edge Due To H-1B Clampdown: Report,” 
August 8, NDTV

11. “US may lose its competitive edge due to H-1B clampdown: Report”
August 8, The Times of India

12. “U.S. Better Off With H-1B Program, Says Indian American Economist in Report” 
August 8, India West

13. “Stop blaming the H-1B visa for India’s brain drain—it actually achieved the opposite,” 
 June 2, ​Quartz India
 U.S Media Mentions:

1. “H-1B visa cuts would damage US and Indian economies,“ 
September 1, The PIE News

2. “H-1B Visa Program Benefited Both US and India,”
August 15, Bloomberg Technology (video)

3. Workers in U.S. and India Make Huge Financial Gains Thanks to H1B Program New Study Says
August 15, Murthy Law Firm

4. “The Economic Benefits of the H-1B Visa Program,” 
Bloomberg, Aug. 14, 2017

5. “Scrapping the H1B Visa Program Would Hurt Both US and India,” 
August 14, Nearshore Americas

6. “5 immigration reform proposals that Americans actually support”
August 10, Think Progress

7. “India and US benefit from panned H-1B work visa program – study”
August 10, Techwire Asia

8. “US may lose its competitive edge due to H-1B clampdown: Report” 
August 9, The Economic Times

9. “H1B visa clampdown may cost US its edge”
August 9, Business Standard

10. “Study: H-1B visa program has pushed incomes up in US, India” 
August 9, CIO Dive

11. “Controversial visa scheme benefits both US and India: Study”
August 9, The Straits Times

12. “H-1B work visa programme benefits US, India: study” 
August 9, The Business Times (subscription required)

13. “H-1B工作签证项目赋予美国更高竞争力,” 
August 9, VOA (Chinese)

14. “Technology, Innovation, and the American Dream: New Study Finds H-1B Visas Benefit US and Indian Workforce,”
August 9, Center for Global Development

15. “US may lose its competitive edge due to H-1B clampdown: Report” 
August 8, MTNV News

16. “Work visa program benefits the U.S., India, new study says” 
August 8, Fort Wayne Business Weekly (subscription required)

17. “Study: H-1B Immigrants a 'Net Gain' for U.S.”
August 8, U.S. News & World Report

19. “The Value of The H-1B Visa”
August 8, Fortune

20. “New Research Says H-1B Visas Created A $431 Million Net Gain For U.S. Workers,” 
August 7, Fortune

21. “Work Visa Program Benefits the U.S., India, New Study Says” 
August 7, Bloomberg

Pre - June 2017:

On International Students at US Universities:

Articles: Inside Higher Ed, MarketWatch, Michigan Daily, Bloomberg, NBER Digest (Mentions: 538, Bloomberg)

Podcasts and Blogs (Center for Global Development): "How the US Immigration Ban Hurts Students, Universities, and the US Economy” ,"The Evidence on Immigrants”
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On the H-1B Program and High-Skill Worker Migration:

Blogs: "How the American dream led to India’s IT boom” (Ideas for India 2017)

TV and Radio Interviews: Bloomberg (TV), Al Jazeera, CNBC (TV), AirTalk (Radio: NPR affiliate)

Articles (US media): Wall Street Journal, NBER Digest, HKS (Shorenstein), Atlantic, Quartz, BuzzFeed, Morning Star, CIO Dive, Silicon Beat, Market Watch, Michigan News, NextGov, Vice, American Bazaar, (Mentions: Wiki (H-1B) )  

Articles (Indian media): Scroll,  NewsIndia, Live Mint, The Economic Times, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Outlook India, The New Indian Express, Business Standard, NDTV,  Financial Express, Deccan Herald, DNA, Telegu 360, Post, India Today, Quartz (India)
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