Biden’s Election Will Lure MBA Students Back to the U.S., But Not Overnight

Years of anti-immigrant policies have taken a toll, and schools in other countries are filling the gap.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks while delivering an address to the nation during an election event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. 

Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg
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Joe Biden’s election will undoubtedly come as a relief for international students exploring MBAs, colleges, and other programs in the U.S.

But given years of unwelcoming policies toward immigrants under the Trump administration and a loss of foreign students because of the Covid-19 pandemic, winning them back may not happen overnight.