Foreign Students in the United States : Policies and Legislation.

Reviews key policy issues and legislative action relating to the admission of foreign students into and presence of foreign students in the U.S., in light of the involvement of several terrorists who held student visas in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. Discusses foreign student vi...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Reviews key policy issues and legislative action relating to the admission of foreign students into and presence of foreign students in the U.S., in light of the involvement of several terrorists who held student visas in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. Discusses foreign student visas; processing, screening, and reporting procedures; characteristics of foreign students; and current issues, including foreign students and funding, language competence, and new pathways to permanent residence. Surveys related legislation in the 110th Congress.
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