The student program is deeply flawed

Boston Globe ^ | September 15, 2002 | George J. Borjas

[sarcasm]

One often hears that foreign students generate huge benefits for the United States. Some of these students, we are told, will become leaders in their own countries and pursue policies influenced by exposure to America's political and economic system. The many foreign students employed in our research labs will accelerate the pace of scientific discoveries. And, by ''skimming'' the work force of other countries, our foreign student program allows us to keep the best and the brightest for ourselves.

[sarcasm]

There are now 275,000 foreign students enrolled in public colleges. The annual taxpayer subsidy for those students is around $2.5 billion a year,

Ain't that grand.

[B4Ranch]

ping

[heylady]

Boston University Medical Program must have at least a 75% Middle Eastern enrollment. Are there any American interns anymore?

[sarcasm]

Are there any American interns anymore?

Ask Bill Clinton
Sorry, I couldn't
help myself.

[Tuco-bad]

There are now 275,000 foreign students enrolled in public colleges. The annual taxpayer subsidy for those students is around $2.5 billion a year, large enough to outweigh the benefits that foreign students presumably impart on the nation.

As bad as the situation appears, it's much worse as many foreigners come here to learn to fly airplanes.

And our government still can't figure out how 9/11 so easily ocurred.

[Bernard]

It would seem to be more effective to ship our professors to foreign countries to do their professoring. That would leave room in American schools for American students, and provide new jobs in the eductation field for more teachers. Everybody wins.

The only problem would be deciding if we should let the professors back in.

[sarcasm]

They've figured it out - they just don't want to alienate the special interests which profit from this laxness.

[Carry_Okie]

Importing students keeps our colleges and universities from confronting how bad our own students really are. It would serve these leftist parasites right to have to try teach the product of their own ideology.

[Tuco-bad]

The only problem would be deciding if we should let the professors back in.

Best idea I heard in ages.