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Immigration Policy Reform: International Students And Higher Education, Anna M. Kwiatkowski Apr 2019

Immigration Policy Reform: International Students And Higher Education, Anna M. Kwiatkowski

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How has the rise in immigration around the world affected international students in obtaining student visas? Many states in the Global North are implementing restrictive immigration policies to combat the high influx of immigrants. Using the United Kingdom (UK) as a case study, I investigate how these policies have led to a decrease in the number of international students enrolled in higher education institutions (HEIs) throughout the UK. This has led to negative impacts on the higher education sector and economy, forcing politicians to reconsider and backtrack on immigration policies regarding international students in late 2017. Through the lens of …