Iranian graduate student Ramin Forouzandeh seen in this handout photo received May 10, 2017. Ramin Forouzandeh/Handout via REUTERS
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ramin Forouzandeh had applied to 13 PhD economics programs in the United States, but after President Donald Trump signed his first travel ban in January, the 25-year-old Iranian turned to Canada for other options.
He said he had focussed on U.S. schools because they hosted most of the world's top 20 economics programs. "Before the travel ban, I never really considered other alternatives."
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