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; foreign students on non-student visas; and current issues, including foreign students and funding, language competence, new pathways to permanent residence, student and exchange visitor information system fee increase, and J-1 student interns. Surveys related legislation in the 111th Congress.
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