SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently estimated that as many as 50,000 Chinese students enrolled in California colleges and universities could have their visas revoked in the near future.

President Trump has said the Chinese students are "exploiting U.S. universities," outlining policies his administration calls "Put America First, Not China."

At schools like the University of California at San Diego, close to 18 percent of the student population is made up of international students, many from China, according to UCSD assistant professor of economics Guarav Khanna.

Khanna has researched the impacts of foreign students on universities and college towns in the U.S.

"They are very important sources of revenue, and this is particularly important at publi

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