TechnologyAsia woos talent from US as Trump attacks immigration and Harvard
California Gov. Gavin Newsom warns of a Silicon Valley brain drain
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. U.S. President Donald Trump has launched multiple attacks on the school, including freezing some of its funding. © Reuters
YIFAN YU
May 27, 2025 20:00 JST
Updated on May 28, 2025 10:55 JST
PALO ALTO, California -- Immediately after the Trump administration tried to halt Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, Asian countries swooped in to snap up talented students and professionals no longer able -- or willing -- to work and study in the U.S.