Not many international students attending MSU and other Michigan universities decide to stay after their graduation and set up shop in state, but Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to change that.
On July 18, Snyder spoke at the New Michigan Media Conference at Wayne State University about the importance of immigration in the state’s successful economic future.
In Michigan, 44 percent of those completing master’s degrees in engineering are international students, while 62 percent of those awarded engineering doctorates are foreigners, Snyder spokesman Ken Silfven said. But once these highly skilled international students graduate, many of them return to their home countries, he said.
“Chances are they had a lovely experience going to school here in Michigan,” Silfven said. “We want to do a better job of letting them know we would love to embrace them as they go on in their careers. This is the place they should set up jobs.”
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