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):

Administrative law.

Government information.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2007

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2007-DSP-0749

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