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  • "We have been the most open to students from other countries. That's why we continue to be the leading destination country, and it's been a long, long period that we've been that," said Allan Goodman, president of the nonprofit Institute of International Education. "It's our tradition of academic open doors and a very consistent record of having international students here. The best American universities have been open to international students for the longest period of time. The credentials [obtained from those schools] matter, and the byproduct is that they gain a better understanding of the United States."

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  • Allan Goodman, president of the New York-based nonprofit Institute of International Education, said that such programs often fall short because neither the government nor the local economy can provide satisfying jobs for the returning scholars.

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