Posted on 02/08/2017 7:38:52 AM PST by Academiadotorg
Loans are in fact also subsidies, given that they are usually given to those who are not lending-worthy, too often are never paid and are always below the market rate.
But you are ignoring all of your claims that I have torn assunder, sticking to the work study claim because I haven’t come across the statistics on that.
But that’s less than a fig leaf anyway.
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Here’s some more for you:
“Most of the international students pay for their American education, which is the most expensive in the world, with personal or family funds. About 20 percent receive funding from their respective American institution, while a smaller percentage receives funding from colleges or governments in their home countries.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/11/globalization-american-higher-ed/416502/
Oh, and a bonus for you, re: federal work study:
“Generally, International or foreign students do not qualify for the Federal Work-Study program.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Work-Study_Program
Exactly!
This is one of the reasons public colleges can keep their prices inflated to the moon. Foreign students put a demand floor under tuition prices.
Other problems include too many TA/GA/RA positions and grad school slots going to visa holders in some departments so they can stay in the country.
In way too many cases we don’t have people who communicate well enough in english to be effective classroom instructors lined up to be the next generation of professors. The quality of education in some schools is already suffering badly for it.
And then of course there’s the problem of cynical HR depts giving them preference so they can staff themselves with indentured servants. Plenty of good US students coming up through STEM programs and being unable to find work/internship opportunities after not only graduating but passing professional certification boards.
H1-b should be suspended or phased out completely. If our grads aren’t “qualified” enough, take it up with the schools or testing/certification organizations. The O-1 visa, which is actually reserved for people with exceptional skills already insures companies still have access to the “best and brightest” they’re always squawking about. H1-b is intentional wage arbitrage against a specific class of people and needs to be gone. We also still have “normal” immigration channels in addition to O-1.
Other ideas? 1/2 of tuition from foreign students should be set aside as aid, and could offset some federal aid. The claim that US students are subsidized by foreign students would then actually be true. Admits to competitive grad programs, paid fellowships, and stipend programs should be capped at 10% foreign students. This should apply equally to shools receiving any type of federal or state aid money, tax credits, or grants.
I know of a boy who applied to Yale. He graduated second in his HS class & his father graduated from Yale. He did not get accepted there but was accepted at Notre Dame. There are a lot of foreigners who get into Yale.
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