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2. Immigration regulations for international students seem
to be changing somewhat unpredictably in major receiving
countries.
In several English-speaking nations, immigration
regulation has become a significant policy issue, and
international students are the frequent focus of recent
crackdowns.
These changes have the potential for altering the
landscape of global student flows and might even slow the
increases in student numbers.
3. The latest crisis involved London Metropolitan University
(LMU), an institution with one of the largest enrollments of
international students in the United Kingdom.
UK Border Authority withdrew its “highly trusted sponsor”
status from the university, after an audit revealed that a
significant number of international students did not have
appropriate or adequate documentation to remain in the United
Kingdom, adequate English-language skills, or had not registered
for classes.
Some of these students may need to return to their home
countries.
Recent Scandals
4. two market categories:
the university market for genuine students and
the immigration market.
The challenge for immigration authorities is how to distinguish the two
groups, when both arrive with student visas.
Many observers see the LMU case as the tip of the iceberg of
questionable admissions and recruiting practices in the United Kingdom.
In August 2012, the head of Herguan University in California was arrested
on charges of visa fraud.
This follows the similar case of Tri-Valley University, and both serve
mainly Indian students with little intention of studying. Both appear to have
operated profitably as “visa mills.”
5. There are different levels of misdeeds, and not all merit an immediate and
draconian response.
Example:
The US State Department caused mayhem after determining that 600
instructors, attached to Chinese government – sponsored Confucius Institutes,
were inappropriately documented and would have to leave the country
immediately and then reapply for visas in order to return.
In this case there was no subterfuge, only a seemingly innocent
misunderstanding of confusing visa regulations.
In the end, no instructors were deported, but the way the State Department
handled the incident came close to causing a major diplomatic tangle with the
Chinese government.
6. POLITICAL PRESSURE AND POLITICAL RESPONSE
there is a “perfect storm” of concern over the movement of individuals
across borders.
In North America,
Europe, and
Australia,
the issue of immigration is increasingly present in political discourse.
Perhaps reacting to job losses due to the economic recession and a
general conservative trend in many countries, immigration has become a
political “hot button.”
In many other European countries, immigration is politically
sensitive, often used by populists on the extreme right as a central and
provocative theme.
7. Australia seems to vacillate between wanting more and wanting less
immigration.
Graduating international students will now be allowed to remain to work for
two to four years (up from a previous limit of 18 months) without any restrictions
on the type of employment.
Malaysia wants more foreign students but recently introduced new
restrictions to constrain the flow.
The government now requires students to demonstrate that they have been
accepted to a higher education institution before entering the country, also that
international students study Bahasa Malaysia during their first year and that they
buy medical insurance.
8. More governments are concerned that the flow of
international students needs more oversight and controls.
Immigration authorities relied on academic institutions to
ensure that only qualified, legitimate students are
recommended for visas.
Recent events indicate that a segment of educational
institutions, typically those highly dependent on income
from international students, may be taking advantage of
their freedom as gatekeepers and not behaving “in the spirit
of the law.”
9. PROTECTION FOR WHOM?
International students are easy targets in this rarified
environment.
As a transient group they are not well-positioned to become a
political force or to create a lobby to speak for them.
But importantly, they are less of a threat than other temporary
visitors.
Unlike tourists who enter countries and are impossible to track
afterwards, international students are registered at an
educational institution and entered into immigration databases.
10. International students are also particularly vulnerable to
exploitation.
They are subject to confusing and changing laws that they can
only barely comprehend, evidenced in the debacle with the
instructors of the Confucius Institutes.
These students and scholars are likely to accept advice from
others, who may not have the student’s best interest at heart.
They are also less likely to know the rights and protection
available to them in another country.
Much as governments need to protect visas programs from abuse,
so do students need to be protected from abusers.
11. THE NEW ETHOS
The landscape of international higher education has changed in recent years and
this contributes to the necessity of screening students more carefully.
Some academic institutions rely on international students to balance the budget.
At these institutions, international students have become a “cash cow.”
Example
Australia— with government policy for several decades encouraging earning
revenue through international endeavors.
United States- has no national policy concerning international ventures,
several states—notably.
New York and Washington— have determined that income from international
students should be an important part of a public institution’s financial strategy.
At some institutions, international students now represent the difference between
enrollment shortfalls and survival, due to changing demographics in their traditional student
market
12. It is worth noting that some receiving countries welcome international students
without the same degree of “commercialization.”
for example
Canada, while it does charge international students higher fees, permits
highly skilled graduates from abroad to remain in the country after completing
their studies.
Germany, Norway, and several other European countries do not charge
fees to international students.
Internationalization has presented new opportunities for commercialization
in countries where institutions have a long history of autonomy.
Institutional leaders who represent a new ethos, more attentive to revenue
than to educational integrity or quality, are free to subsume various dimensions
of the academic enterprise— including admissions, student supervision, degree
qualifications—to the bottom line.
13. The new ethos is evident where universities have outsourced
overseas, recruiting to agents and recruiters who are paid
commissions for delivering applications and enrolling
international students.
Introduction of third-party recruiter adds another level of
interaction between the university and the student giving
immigration authorities additional reason for concern about
how students are screened for admission and visas.
14. ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM
Imposition of additional governmental restrictions
concerning overseas students and other aspects of
international higher education.
stricter immigration policies will reduce international
enrollments and contribute to an “unwelcoming” image
overseas.
15. The problem is that immigration and border enforcement agencies tend to
respond, by applying legal and bureaucratic rules that lack nuance.
Considering that the majority of the millions of internationally mobile
students are qualified for the programs, where they are enrolled, and that they
contribute intellectually as well as economically to the institutions .
When individuals enter a country in violation of immigration regulations,
they are (and should be) subjected to sanctions.
When institutions ignore rules or admit unqualified students, they should be
subjected to penalties or legal action. In some cases, they are closed down.
This is inevitable. In fact, governments do need to bring some additional
discipline to the management of international higher education, particularly
where financial interests may determine institutional policy and practice. But
this needs to be done in a way that does not penalize everyone.