Under Trump, legal immigration to U.S. is falling from most countries

The United States issued about a quarter million fewer visas in the first eight months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, as the Trump administration introduced policies that have reshaped who comes to the United States legally.

From January to August 2025, the State Department approved 11 percent fewer permanent resident and temporary visas compared with the same period a year before, according to State Department data released in early March. These visas are generally issued for students, workers, and family members of citizens and legal residents. The 11 percent drop doesn’t include tourist visas, which also fell during the same period.

India and China bore the brunt of the visa declines. The U.S. issued many fewer temporary visas to international students, cultural exchange visitors, and fiancés and spouses of U.S. citizens from those countries and beyond.

Visa approvals for permanent residency - known as green cards - also declined, with the largest drops in visas for workers, certain relatives, and Iraqi and Afghan nationals who worked with the U.S. military.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/under-trump-legal-immigration-u-140722816.html

Can't say I blame them. I wouldn't want to emigrate to a country that had an asshole leader like ours.