Education special: International students in the US and abroad
Sai Kallur, a senior at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, is originally from India and hopes to find a job in the US after graduating.
The United States has the highest number of international students in the world. Last year, the number of students who came to America were almost back to prepandemic levels at over 1 million. Many come in the hope of staying and living the American dream. But that’s not so easy. On the flip side, some American students seek to expand their horizons by studying abroad. We hear about how going to school overseas can support working abroad. And, one US student shares his love for Japan and his desire to stay there in the long term.
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