Also, the situation is also complicated by what major one is in, what country one is from, etc. The goals and outcomes are vastly different.
I suspect many commenters here have never been grad students or academics, have never been foreign or have never dealt with immigration constraints, so they necessarily interpret events through their own lens. This is normal -- we're all limited in our perspectives until we're invested in a topic. I'm the same. Even international students themselves only know part of the story. But the truth is often more complicated and there are different outcomes for different populations.
There's a book called "The Gift of Global Talent" [1] that digs into these details and provides an overview of these issues.
I suspect many commenters here have never been grad students or academics, have never been foreign or have never dealt with immigration constraints, so they necessarily interpret events through their own lens. This is normal -- we're all limited in our perspectives until we're invested in a topic. I'm the same. Even international students themselves only know part of the story. But the truth is often more complicated and there are different outcomes for different populations.
There's a book called "The Gift of Global Talent" [1] that digs into these details and provides an overview of these issues.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Global-Talent-Migration-Business... (referral-free link)