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Foreign students who hope to study in the U.S. are facing growing obstacles.

In early April, for example, the Trump administration suddenly canceled visas for thousands of international students at U.S. universities. It reversed its decision just this past week after courts across the country determined the terminations did not have merit – but not before some students had already self-deported. In addition, the administration aims to ramp up the vetting and screening of all foreign nationals – students included.

These moves are going to make the U.S. a less attractive destination for foreign students, writes David Di Maria, a scholar who specializes in international higher education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. International students in the U.S. already face a high level of vetting before entering the country and monitoring once they’re here, he notes.

The competition for international students is increasing. Adding additional bureaucracy to current protocols will make more students think twice about attending an American university – and likely convince more of them to go to countries with friendlier visa policies, like Germany and South Korea, Di Maria writes.

In the end, this puts American global leadership in science and technology – as well as the U.S. economy – at risk, he writes.

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