Many are asking immigration minister Damian Green not to go ahead with changes to the student visa system as many believe it would have a detrimental affect on an industry that can be worth up to £40bn a year.
This industry is not just economically beneficial it is also vital to international relations. An all-party committee of MPs submitted a report which criticised the government plans to reduce net immigration and introduce new controls on students applying to study in the UK.
There is a lack of clarity as to what the government plans are, with many Britain’s fearing that foreign students will study elsewhere because we aren’t as welcoming as other countries. Many British students will welcome the changes because of the competition for each graduate job.
The argument is that students aren’t immigrants, “They come from all over the world to study here, contributing to the economy both through payment of fees and wider spending. Whilst we are right to seek to eliminate bogus colleges and bogus students, we need to ensure that we continue to attract the brightest and the best... if the door is shut they will simply study elsewhere." according to the Chairman of the committee, Keith Vaz MP.
It is clear that this is vital to the economy, with even students who come to study a ‘sub-degree’ can alone be worth £1.5bn and create 30,000 jobs in the sector. For a sector therefore that provides so much, is it right for the government to target this in their cuts to university?
This industry is not just economically beneficial it is also vital to international relations. An all-party committee of MPs submitted a report which criticised the government plans to reduce net immigration and introduce new controls on students applying to study in the UK.
There is a lack of clarity as to what the government plans are, with many Britain’s fearing that foreign students will study elsewhere because we aren’t as welcoming as other countries. Many British students will welcome the changes because of the competition for each graduate job.
The argument is that students aren’t immigrants, “They come from all over the world to study here, contributing to the economy both through payment of fees and wider spending. Whilst we are right to seek to eliminate bogus colleges and bogus students, we need to ensure that we continue to attract the brightest and the best... if the door is shut they will simply study elsewhere." according to the Chairman of the committee, Keith Vaz MP.
It is clear that this is vital to the economy, with even students who come to study a ‘sub-degree’ can alone be worth £1.5bn and create 30,000 jobs in the sector. For a sector therefore that provides so much, is it right for the government to target this in their cuts to university?
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