This should be setting off alarm bells for US policymakers: Since 2016, the share of international students enrolled in the US vs. other developed countries fell by nearly 30% Immigration is America's superpower — and we're at risk of losing it.

.@GildeGuerra via National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, social media plays a crucial role in facilitating Chinese migration to the U.S., providing step-by-step video guides and updates on routes. buff.ly/4g1HaDY

TX, FL, CO, IL, and NY had the highest rates of filings for Venezuelans in 2024. Unless the U.S. prepares more pathways for Venezuelan migrants, they're likely to head to places where their presence will become politicized.

2024 is the highest year for U.S. refugee resettlement since 1995:

It’s wild that we aren’t doubling down on this asymmetric advantage against our competitors and adversaries when the stakes are so high.

💰There's something like $10 billion sitting in escrow from the EB-5 investor visa. Approved by USCIS but stuck in the backlogs, we have billions in investment, w/ some dedicated to rural areas, sitting on the sidelines: niskanencenter.org/green-card-bac… via Cecilia Esterline & Niskanen Center

Mid-sized cities across the country are actively recruiting immigrants to spur growth.

🚨 🎓We're proud to endorse a new bill to retain international teachers in rural and underserved areas. We applaud Senator John Thune, Martin Heinrich, Senator Mike Rounds, and Senator Ben Ray Luján for introducing it.

Our teacher shortage must not escalate into a childhood education crisis. This bill is a big step in making sure that doesn't happen. 👇

Indian nationals represent the largest group of extra-hemispheric migrants encountered by CBP in the past four years. 🚨 NEW DEMOGRAPHIC DATA on who they are and why they're coming: 🧵

There’s been a 95% increase in CBP encounters at our Northern border within the past year. 60% of these were Indian nationals. Don’t miss @GildeGuerra + Sneha Puri’s deep dive into who they are and why they’re coming. 👇

🚨 My new podcast, THE BACK OF THE BOOK, arrives this Thursday! 🚨

Interesting new Niskanen Center analysis of Indian migrants at the U.S. border niskanencenter.org/a-data-guide-t…

The smuggling networks seem to have ended up with the view that it’s easier to get a visa for an Indian national to Canada than it is to get a visa for an Indian national to get to Mexico or to a country south of Mexico and then travel north by land.

This new guide to Indian migrants at the border from Gil Guerra has some great insights and charts. Check it out here: niskanencenter.org/a-data-guide-t… @niskan

For Niskanen Center, Gil Guerra is leading a new portfolio exploring the intersection of immigration & foreign policy. He's got a paper on this coming in Oct. I wanted to share some of his work starting w/ his latest on Indian migrants at the US border: niskanencenter.org/a-data-guide-t…

Follow Gil here (Gil Guerra) and check out all his work here: niskanencenter.org/author/gguerra/ Interested in the intersection between immigration and foreign policy, DM me or Gil and let's connect.

Couldn’t ask for a better team, or a more exciting research portfolio!