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immigration laws would increase interest from foreign
students in coming to the United States. Out of economic
concerns, public universities are now showing a preference for
foreign students, often at the expense of domestic students.
“Those [international] students help underwrite the costs …
and it adds to the diversity of the campuses in terms of
students from different areas”, as the president of University
of California, Janet Napolitano, stated in Los Angeles Times.
The citizens of developing countries continue to believe in the
American Dream, and the best step towards achieving it can
be found through America’s colleges and universities. Yet, as
demonstrated here, rigid immigration laws are forcing
students to look for other alternatives to studying in America.
Consequently, changes have to be created to make it easier
for foreign students to study. Pro-student policies are needed
but, as now they seem to be designed with a focus on security
and on policing foreigners. The immigration laws in the United
States needs revision if the nation wants to continue to be the
worldwide leader in academics and to continue to boost the
U.S. economy through international students’ tuition.
Modifications to the forms, fees, and laws restricting