Foreign Students in the United States : Policies and Legislation.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government information.

Law enforcement.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

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; foreign students on non-student visas; and current issues, including foreign students and funding, language competence, and new pathways to permanent residence. Surveys related legislation in the 110th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Foreign Students in the United States

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