"Little appreciated in the economic literature are the benefits of giving up and letting things collapse. This is a pity. While successful fixes are celebrated, it is to the failed fixes that we owe much of our contentment and our progress."
Not entirely sure I agree, but the article makes some good points.

Bar graph shows it has increased by 100K students in the last four years. This is why I question the cost vs. benefit of going back myself.

The State Department uses several different methods to engage the public, to the improvement of the government's (and the country's) image. One very nice way of using it!