Sir Sadiq stated, "There are people at home who believe we should pull up the drawbridge to international students, or punish universities that choose to welcome people from around the world. Closing our country to global talent would be an act of immense economic self-harm - one that would slow down growth and leave working people in Britain worse off than before."
The reduction in international students presents a credit risk for universities heavily reliant on this demographic because of potential declines in tuition income, as international students typically pay full tuition fees.
"His was not the only voice at the event which cracked with emotion when speaking. Garber did not refer to the university's ongoing fight against the Trump Administration, which is ostensibly about antisemitism and not about it at all."